Upson trains with Toon

By Peter Donnelly
October 22 2002

Gooner youngster Matty Upson looks set to join Newcastle United in January, as the defender has recently been training with the Magpies. Clearly United's defence needs a bit of fine tuning, and Sir Bobby has set his sights on highly-rated Upson. The left-central defender was on loan to First Division side Reading this season in order to gain some first-team experience, having been pushed down the Arsenal pecking order from last season.

With the arrival of Pascal Cygan and the re-signing of Martin Keown, Upson looks a slim figure at the Highbury set-up.

And while training with Newcastle Sir Bobby was reportedly very impressed with what he saw.

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