Newcastle boss Hughton: Right time for LuaLua loan
Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton has explained sending Kazenga LuaLua away on-loan to Brighton.
LuaLua has three years left on his contract, and Hughton was happy to let the young gun head to the south coast to star for the League One club.
Hughton told the Evening Chronicle: “What we decided was that it was better to send Kaz out on loan.
“They badly wanted him to play for them after last season.
“We really did think about keeping him here because he did so well in the Carling Cup. But we have to get the balance right. He’s a lad who has developed really well and you want to keep him.
“We had to make a decision on whether to let him out on loan or not and we got that right, I think. We came to a decision between ourselves and Kaz. It’s not so much a case of him not wanting to play in the reserves.
“But he can play regular football there and, as I say, Brighton wanted him badly enough so we knew that’s what he’ll get.
“He can develop even more between now and January and we’ll take it from there.”
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| Arsenal | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 37 |
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| Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 30 |
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| Aston Villa | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 28 |
| Fulham | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 27 |
| Swansea City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 27 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 26 |
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| Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -19 | 20 |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -18 | 18 |
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