The Prophet

It's not the source, it's aggregating.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/45740144/newcastle-transfers-hugo-ekitike-set-80m-move-sources Laurens seems to think it's further along than others.

I've seem a couple of updates from that Adler News but not posted it as I wasn't sure if it was some daft ITK account. They've seemingly been ahead of the curve all the way through.

Baldwards finally breaks his duck. It's been a while.

Have really mixed feelings on this one... Positive Quality young player. Depth in a key area of the pitch. Could be smart succession planning if Isak is away next summer. Negatives Very similar profile to Isak (i.e will they work as a pair?). Welll documented attitude problems at PSG. A hefty chunk from the PSR budget, remains to be seen if we'll be in a position to fill those without a major sale.

I'm wary with him having dicked us around before.

It's a decent account to be fair.

Beyond my expectations, for sure.

Whether a Chair is Exec or Non-Exec dictates their level of involvement in day to day operations. Both of course have significant influence, but it's an important distinction and explains why Yasir is way less involved than Levy is. Given his work load it makes total sense too.

Fair point. We're for sure part of the sportswashing agenda or however you want to phrase it.

Levy is an Exeutive Chair, Yasir is Non-Exec.

They do, but take sponsorship for example. It's a criticism that's often levelled at PIF, but it's on Silverstone and his superior, Eales. Ultimately to PIF we're first an investment and second an instrument of soft power. As long as the value and "brand" of the club continues to increase, you'd imagine they'll be pretty happy.

Masters is their man mind. He was interviewed by both Liverpool and Man United before taking up post.

There's no requirement to publish them, but they'll most likely be leaked by the victorious party when they're legally allowed to.

Probably doesn't help that there seems to be a lot of conflation between what PIF do and what our executive management do.

It probably has and is rumbling through any appeals process. The longer it goes on without word though, the more I tend to think City have "won".

Fair to assume he's taking the piss then.

So anytime between now and the beginning of August?

Depends when he intends to leave really. The process will be in line with that.