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Also if Shelvey is available why not do a 6 month deal for cover?

A loan is a must, even if it’s just a Wood type as Gordon is wasted up front

5, 4, 3, 1, 2

If it's close to or over £20m I can see the logic - especially with Livramento and Ashby in reserve (and Krafth for now) Anything less it's better to keep him and let him retire here

Instead of Hall, Palmer would have been great, especially for only 5-10m more

Haha yes I forgot what the original point was - it's all hypothetical to be honest as I don't see it happening whatsoever

Yes and no - the huge profile of these signings has worked already to an extent, in that they've gotten big broadcast deals, players and clubs are taking them seriously. A few months won't make a difference to that - especially if it's a) just one player per team, and b) it frees up a slot for a new multi million superstar signing

Even without the ex-UK based one's theres' still a decent list to make a fist of it. It actually could be as simple as that - the only issue would be the fall out from everyone else if we recover from 10th to 6th or above due to the additions, they will close the loophole for sure - instead of looking at the nuance of less games, their injured players have returned, it'll all be down to cheating Saudi's etc 3 months of loans to salvage a bad season - in essence it's just Feb, Mar and Apr games - that is required and it could be a huge boost to a flagging season My fear is Howe and Ashworth are too textbook and orthodox to consider it

Go to Saudi ASAP. It's an obvious solution - short term support til the end of the season, keeps our powder dry for the summer. Absolutely worth it - with the right 2/3 signings - the bench/first team is much stronger and can actually put a run together where we go undefeated to end of the season even. That's how fine the margins currently are. Get 2/3 top players on loan - ideally at least one from each row below CM: Veiga, Milenkovic-Savic, Kante, Neves, Brozovic, Fofana, Kessie ATT: Mahrez/Mane/ASM/Benzema

ASM was sold for a criminally low fee though, he should have been at least 35m Almiron is worth 20m all day long. That gets you average to decent premier league players. Almiron is worth more than Murphy and there was an article linking Murphy with someone earlier in the season for 25m

Swap deal with Jobe + Clarke?

Fascinating Could be more transformative than Bellamy, reading that.

I think Almiron will be the ASM style departure this summer, in that he’s got good pedigree and will go at least what ASM went for. No one else expendable apart from perhaps Targett or Longstaff or Wilson is worth that, and I think Howe likes the localness of Longstaff and the past history with Wilson. I’d rather get rid of Murphy over Almiron but can’t see who would buy him, plus the NUFC supporter factor is quite strong at the club and perhaps worth keeping where possible. the no brainers, Ritchie Dummett Manquillo Hendrick Hayden should all drop off too

Even with our FFP issues - surely that's a no brainer?

Also did a few right footed crosses today

He’d be good for that creative technical piece we’re missing in the last third. Too big a name and perhaps too old for what they would go for

Firmino's been linked with Fulham today - he'd be good on loan to cover Wilson for this season

If we still had Tonali we wouldn’t be out of CL or Carabao and maybe even wouldn’t have lost to Luton and Forest. That’s how fine the margins have been this season

Obviously would need to have wages contributed to, but that would be true no matter where he went he may also be willing to accept less to get career back on track

Would any one take Sancho on loan for RW? Think Howe could fix him

Olise would be amazing and tick the box for th French winger at Newcastle which is a staple of good NUFC teams

Reminds.me a little of Merino in style of play

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Wow didn't know that! Oh what could have been!

If we can get 3 loan signings from Saudi - I'm all for it. Time to get rid of Ritchie, Dummett and others who we don't trust to start. Keeper - could defo get Navas or even a Saudi Pro League keeper like Bonou on loan. If not, then defo Valencia keeper - otherwise there will be other clubs in for him in summer I'm sure. For CB, could get Ibanez For CM, definitely Phillips on loan plus would love a Saudi Pro League CM - e.g. Veiga, Fofana, Kessie or Milenkovic-Savic on loan. For attacking, possibly recall Minteh, would love Mahrez or Mane or even Mitrovic on loan.