Enough competition for playing time
With limited competitions available to constantly keep players at the Saint Jame’s Park on their toes, the overall squad quality isn’t at its peak and considering they have lost 7 league games thus far, these 2 talented youngsters can come on board to help steady the ship.
With summer signing Grant Hanley, not providing the centre-defensive pair of Lascelles and Clark much more anticipated competition upon his arrival from Blackburn Rovers, Benkovic can bring that missing motivation to the Newcastle rearguard and see its quality improve immensely.
In attacking midfield, the likes of Perez and Diame would no doubt have Coric constantly challenging them for playing opportunities, and such high level of competition will definitely bring out the very best in the squad as a Championship title is targeted.
They have the qualities
Filip Benkovic stands at 6’4”, and is physically strong to cope with the demands of English football. His aerial ability both defensively and offensively makes him both a threat and a threat-neutralizer.
Coric’s standout footballing abilities have attracted him to the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Roma just to mention a few.
Despite being a creative genius and number 10, he has featured in deep midfield, on the left wing and also as a centre forward for Zagreb on a number of occasions.
The versatility he brings to the fore and Benkovic’s defensive strengths can go a long way in sealing Newcastle’s title win and promotion.
If the club manages to pull this deal off, it would probably be the greatest twin coup in the transfer history of English football after the Tevez and Mascherano to West Ham deal.