http://www.thejournal.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/pressure-growing-joe-kinnear-seal-5716373
JFK believes? He still doesn't know?
The Journal understands that Kinnear believes he was given a transfer fund of around £20m to spend by Mike Ashley – and the club want a striker and wide man to add to the acquisition of Loic Remy and complete their squad.
But he has been unable to make progress in a number of deals proposed over the summer – and their struggles have prompted United’s director of football to receive calls from a number of agents pitching potential forward options.
Newcastle’s modus operandi is not to sign players without a dossier of scouting work behind them and the likelihood is they will stick to a first-choice list that was compiled before Kinnear’s arrival.
United are understood to be monitoring the situation of Florian Thauvin, who is rumoured to be available despite signing for Lille in January.
Newcastle made two bids for the France under-20 striker at the turn of the year before he signed for Bastia.
The move for Bafetimbi Gomis has been torpedoed by the complications of agents’ demands, while Darren Bent has been asked to take a pay cut and a two-year contract to complete his move to Newcastle. The England striker
continues to wait for alternative options, with Crystal Palace linked over the last 48 hours.
Another name explored by Kinnear – Braga striker Eder – has hit a roadblock because the player will be missing until the start of October with a serious ligament problem.
There is no truth at all in talk of a move for Genk striker Jelle Vossen, the prolific Belgium international.