Newcastle set to bid 9m for Ajax"s Siem de Jong

EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle plot bold 9m swoop for Ajax playmaker De Jong : Scores 13 goals as Ajax win the title 2012: Named in provisional Holland squad for Euro 2012 but does not make final 23 2012: Takes over club captaincy as Jan Vertonghen joins Tottenham 2012: Scores three goals in two games to help knock Man City out of the Champions League Ajax appearances: 196. Goals: 64. He has two years remaining on his Ajax contract and while wages wont be a problem to Newcastle, sources in Holland say he is eager to run down his deal and move on a free.