Not sure the under-26 policy is as unmoveable as it once was. Carroll, Rose, Hendrick, Wilson - all over 26.
'Keep us up inexpensively' appears to be the only meaningful policy in all football operations.
I get that, but surely he's going to want at least a 2/3 year contract, and I can't see us getting him for just the rest of this season. What's the positive for any club releasing a 30+ year old to Newcastle for a few months?