{"id":389451,"date":"2019-03-22T05:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T09:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=389451"},"modified":"2019-03-22T05:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T09:45:02","slug":"potential-destinations-for-salomon-rondon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/03\/22\/potential-destinations-for-salomon-rondon\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Destinations For Salomon Rondon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b318a643\/Salomon-Rondon\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salomon Rondon<\/a> is likely to be of interest to many Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window. The Venezuelan has scored ten goals so far this season, with three in his last six games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/sport\/football\/west-bromwich-albion\/2019\/03\/19\/tony-cascarino-salomon-rondon-is-signing-of-the-season-and-could-be-worth-50m\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He also has a release clause of \u00a316.5 million in his West Bromwich Albion contract.<\/a> Several Premier League clubs will be interested in his services.<\/p>\n<h1>Potential Destinations For Rondon<\/h1>\n<h2>Newcastle United<\/h2>\n<p>His current loan side are likely to be first in the queue to sign Rondon. The striker has suited Rafa Benitez&#8217;s system at Newcastle. Rondon plays alongside<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/819aa8e7\/Ayoze-Perez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Ayoze Perez<\/a> up front in a 5-3-2 formation.<\/p>\n<p>A move to Newcastle may depend on whether Rafa Benitez remains at St James&#8217; Park. The Spaniard is out of contract at the end of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/newcastles-rafa-benitez-step-closer-14159108\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">However, he looks set to sign a new deal.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Crystal Palace<\/h2>\n<p>With a shortfall of goal-scoring strikers, he may prove a good fit for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2973d8ff\/Michy-Batshuayi\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michy Batshuayi<\/a> is likely to return to parent club,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/chelseafootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a>. The price tag of the Belgian is likely to put Palace off, as Chelsea want \u00a340 million for the striker.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves Palace with only three strikers on their books, as<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/da052c14\/Jordan-Ayew\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Jordan Ayew<\/a> is also likely to return to his parent club. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ab070c55\/Christian-Benteke\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Benteke<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/41cc19c2\/Connor-Wickham\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Connor Wickham<\/a> have proven unreliable in recent times. They have both struggled with injuries but it is also in front of goal where problems have occurred. Benteke is yet to register on the goal chart this season, while Wickham has just the one.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, South London may be a potential destination for Salomon Rondon. He would suit Roy Hodgson&#8217;s style of play, as well as proving to be a cheap option compared to the prices of other strikers.<\/p>\n<h2>West Ham<\/h2>\n<p>Could the Venezuelan replace <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/00459419\/Marko-Arnautovic\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marko Arnautovic<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham<\/a>? Arnautovic was reportedly looking for a move away in the January transfer window. He looked set to move to China, but that move broke down and he remained at the London Stadium. However, West Ham fans want to see the Austrian leave the club and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/766197\/West-Ham-news-Marko-Arnautovic-exit-demanded-fans-Huddersfield-YouTube\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> claim &#8216;he&#8217;s not been interested<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, West Ham may be looking for a striker to compete with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/189cee7b\/Javier-Hernandez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Javier Hernandez<\/a> on a regular basis. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b581987a\/Andy-Carroll\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Carroll<\/a> can prove unreliable due to his injury record, while <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a300ac7e\/Lucas-Perez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucas Perez<\/a> has not hit the ground running since his move. Therefore, Manuel Pellegrini may turn to Rondon.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-IrcQRkbTJdIhmG4L6u9eQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1131147827\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-IrcQRkbTJdIhmG4L6u9eQ',sig:'PNH6IYwD7z6P1cGNbFIi4IWHEOFdcw3aSYNJTCGIbR4=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1131147827',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United striker Salomon Rondon is likely to be of interest to many Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window. The Venezuelan has scored ten goals so far this season, with three in his last six games. He also has a release clause of \u00a316.5 million in his West Bromwich Albion contract. Several Premier [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2795,"featured_media":390583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,1267,26,27],"tags":[547,116,40,304,136],"class_list":["post-389451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-crystal-palace","category-newcastle-united","category-west-brom","category-west-ham","tag-crystal-palace","tag-newcastle-united","tag-premier-league","tag-west-ham-united","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}