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We have a budget to spread across 5 or 6 players which means bidding and basically haggling for the best deal to therefor allocate money elsewhere. We could easily whack down £60m for Elanga which would leave us short elsewhere. It’s a game of patience. Also why does it always have to be on us? Stories have came out Forest changed the goal posts and wanted a sell on clause added in and also reports that Burnley have also moved the goal posts on the Trafford deal lets also not forget we bid on Delep, Mbeumo & Pedro and they all chose to go elsewhere

Do you seriously not get it ? Genuine question

Again it’s a different market of player. We could easily have bought 3 or 4 £20m players so please you but they wouldn’t improve us. We are shopping in a higher market which costs more which has more impact on our PSR. I’m not quite sure what you don’t understand about that

Please do. Sunderland & Burnley have bought a bunch of £20m & £30m players we are looking in the market of £50/£60m players massive difference. You clearly don’t understand how PSR works

Chelsea & Man City had to do early business for the club World Cup. And something all 4 of those have in common that Newcastle don’t is plenty of PSR headroom. Why you bothering comparing I don’t know. It’s not a level playing field by any stretch

This is a player who we’d be hoping to play more than just a handful of times because Isak will need the odd game on the bench or rested completely. It’s not just case of sub him on when we run out of ideas

Will he?

Carroll was only 3 years older and is still playing. I’d bet my mortgage DCL won’t still be playing at 36. yes, he has been a regular in the Everton side but doesn’t score goals

Did you see what Antony Gordon used to wear? No one cares about fashion sense. He’s just as injury prone as Callum Wilson. He’s scored 17 goals in the last 4 seasons (92 games) scoring more than 5 goals in only one of them. I’d rather just give Osula more of a go

All the best to him. Don’t have a bad word to say about him. His injuries were unfortunate but he played a big part in not only us staying up but getting to where we are.

Wilson has gone

I agree

It was Delap then Pedro and now DCL.

This signing would be akin to when Andy Carroll returned. Pointless

How do you know we weren’t waiting for Wilson’s answer to new contract first ?

Was never a big fan of Pedro signing but imagine ending up with DCL instead

The release date is the 10th so it’ll be in the club shop on the 10th. Why would it be in the shop before then ?

Indeed tell you what tho he was probably already on £100k a week and being a free transfer he’ll no doubt want that bumped up even more

Isn’t the point that we need someone who will play to take the pressure off of Isak. Having someone who’ll barely play is no use, be as well just giving Wilson an improved offer

You’ve made the mistake of thinking we get 100% of shirt sales it’s more like 10-15%

It’s a real problem position because as who can we realistically sign that would play back up to Isak.