kingxlnc

If we've bid 70m for Ekitike, already spent 55m on Elanga, that's 125m already. Trafford they've bid 30m - that's 155m. Hujisen would have been 50m - already takes us over 200m. The budget I believe is there but we're picky about the right players

Going off previous windows - We need our Tonali / Isak for this window (happy to take Scalvini or Tapsoba as this), (Ekitike would have been this calibre) - Elanga is our Gordon level signing for this window - We need our Hall/Tino type (I thought this was going to be Trafford, perhaps it will be Dibling instead) - Wissa will be our Trippier, Burn-type of signing - We also need a Barnes level CM - Gallagher would be this. - The odd youngster (Cordero, Vakhtang, Doumbia) is our Minteh / Osula type of signing. That will be a good window.

Would prefer Kolo Muani

It’s not quite Isak and Ekitike That prospect was genuinely scary and had me thinking of a title run this is ok though for ensuring we do not stagnate too much, he’s better than last seasons Wilson. Hopefully he’ll get better with age as he’s more of an intelligent poacher type as opposed to a physical specimen. RCB, GK, 10 and CM, in that order please. I don’t mind older moves for now if it helps us get more in except at RCB where we need to reduce age. Wissa (30) Scalvini (40) Maignan (20) Simons or MGW (60) Doumbia (20) I don’t think the 10 is likely but would love to see it. The rest is reasonable though.

At this rate I wouldn’t mind letting Forest sign him and we could get Wood for 10-15m instead

I wouldn’t mind Osimhen here for that price. Ekitike / Pedro money for Isak level striker. Not bad.

Get Dan Ashworth in as a temporary consultant

we are in a lose lose rhere are zero juicy rumours to get us excited qnd we can’t seem to sign anyone it’s as if we finished 17th like Tottenham or something

Maignan 15m Silva/Guehi 45m Gallagher 35m Sesko 60m Only this would salvage the transfer window wouldnt mind a few damn loans to pad out the squad one injury to a key player like Bruno Tonali or Isak God forbid and the season is done

If we bid 70m for Ekitike then bid the same for Osimhen and get it done. I know in that scenario, Isak becomes the Ekitike a little bit but would be even more fearsome than Isak and Ekitike as a partnership I know his salary is crazy but but use the Longstaff money towards jt

Isakitike

Not the Isak or Tonali ones as they were next level

No, he’s a tross-pot

And under SBR we had 5 Shearer Bellamy Ameobi Lua Lua Kluivert… and we also bid for Rooney at this time!

If we got Ekitike PLUS DCL and DCL only plays the Chris Wood 3rd striker role, I'd be fine with that. Carabao cup games, last ten mins, target man type stuff. Osula I'd keep on the wings for now until he sorts out his finishing

He is a genuine Joao Pedro alternative if you look at his mazy dribbling and passes through the lines on YouTube. This profile is quite rare so the budget is there I guess for the right type of player.

Scalvini above Gallagher and would be happy with that order If we get all of those - genuinely could be a title challenge It raises the ceiling (Scalvini, Elanga, Trafford) and the floor (Gallagher) It is something like £230m worth of players though?!!

And it gives us our moody Frenchie that is the mark of any decent Newcastle team

Swap Botman and Scalvini around Bench: Pope, Trippier, Burn, Schar, Joelinton, Miley, Murphy, Barnes and Osula That actually is very strong indeed! No space for Willock or Targett or Longstaff or Lascelles

Pardew height

Two footed like Dembele Howe was willing to adapt his style, his undisputed first choice for RW was Olise last year and then Mbuemo this year. That Athletic article mentioned he wanted a technical left footed right winger

Agreed. Tbh under Abramovic they were extremely impressive, he really did build them into an elite club. Even though they did win some late 90's Euro silverware, and had some good players, they were an average top 8-10 team, with the odd venture into top 6. He built an absolute force with sheer brute force but also very good decisions for the most part, even if he had to pay over the odds. The current Chelsea are an absolute joke. You can have too much of a good thing, the dopamine of a new signing is probably non-existent over there, just another shrug and ok. In time, the sheer potential of the players they are signing could lead them to haivng good seasons but there's nothing 'elite' about the way they operate any more. Liverpool and Man City are another kettle of fish entirely.

Their recrutiment is usually good so I think they'll be fine Bakayoko for Elanga seems a decent replacement for where they are Think Igor Jesus will be good, and good backup to Wood MGW was their captain and central to what they do so will be a big miss. They also tend to buy quite ambitously too. The best CAM in dutch, portuguese or french league perhaps. Nkunku wouldn't be a bad shout for them.

Damn - I would defo take him here for our Joao Pedro alternative

Its been a few years since the Saudi league went crazy with signings. Some of those early guys might want to come back to Europe. Possible CMs - Ruben Neves or Frank Kessie, Milenkovic-Savic, Brozovic STs - Mitrovic, Toney, Mane, Marcus Leonardo