duo

Has very similar stats to Dubs bar one keys area - Sweeper clearances. Pope has double the amount.  Am pleased with this signing - Pope is a solid keeper.

https://www.premierleague.com/players/10079/Nick-Pope/stats

https://www.premierleague.com/players/6451/Martin-Dúbravka/stats?co=1&se=-1

11 minutes ago, HTT II said:

People turning their noses up at DCL man 

We've a target man in Wood who has a better scoring record.

8 hours ago, joeyt said:

 

 

 

 

No ta - average at best.

1 hour ago, Klaus said:

 

Agreed but I can't see it. We only play with 1 striker as it is, unless we get a cheeky bid for Chris Wood from a championship team.

Would think Gayle will be sold which would open a slot

Defo need another Striker other than Ekitike

5 hours ago, Groundhog63 said:

How can you be bankrupt but live in Dubai?

That's true actually - am sure it's a crime there to default on payments

4 hours ago, Solitude20 said:

 Well he’s been flying since. 

Video footage of his plane taking off..

31 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

Just seen the England result too, wow

I think they all want to be on a beach.

Would have made for a more competitive league had he gone elsewhere. May as well give City the trophy for next year with him in the side.

31 minutes ago, Krabbe2 said:

Starting to get boring. Botman and Ekitike for days. Hope there are some surprises pulled out of the hat soon.

I'm just happy we're in the mix for these calibre of players

7 hours ago, BennyBlanco said:

Tottenham in for Paqueta apparently. Ahh well.

Will be gutted to see him sign for another Premier League team - hope Newcastle go for him.

2 hours ago, neesy111 said:

 

Off to Barca.

Nothing confirmed yet though 

1 hour ago, Toonjam88 said:

As new owners why would you give the guy who was constantly negative about your takeover any inside information? 

Clearly they don't. 

45 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

https://twitter.com/lukeedwardstele/status/1535347217510408193?s=21&t=nGNJ4RcJ-z9GDEqp6fYFOg

 

Edwards saying nothing imminent 

 

 

 

That's because no one tells him anything

38 minutes ago, McCormick said:

There’s no way we’re offering that much imo (could be with with massive add-ons for Champion’s League qualification etc.).

You are forgetting one thing.....

20 minutes ago, Nine said:

Hes not that slow after all

16 minutes ago, AJ9 said:

Unless you’re a Newcastle fan, you’d go to Milan. It’s ridiculous to suggest otherwise. 

I disagree - yes AC Milan are the current champions but they hadn't won it in over a decade before that.  Newcastle are clearly a club on the ascendance who plan to compete for the League in the not too distant future so you could argue that if its titles he is after he stands an equal chance of getting them at Newcastle.  Add to that the Premier League is the best league in the world, I don't think it's ridiculous to think he could pick Newcastle over Milan.  

15 minutes ago, prefabtoon said:

I don't think Hugo Ekitike is ready for the premier league. He doesn't look strong enough to get Past a big defender.

We need someone who can hit the ground running at the start of the season,

Not someone who will have to be bulked up to stand up to rigours of the prem league. 

And if wilson gets injured again we are screwed.

 

 

 

Didn't they say that about Modric?

Time to go all in for Moussa Diaby

Just typical 

1 hour ago, 54 said:

Apparently Zinchenko wants to leave in order to play in midfield, would anyone take him for us in that position?

Can he play midfield? I don't think I've seen him play there

5 hours ago, The Butcher said:

Sources have indicated to Telegraph Sport that Newcastle are close to making a breakthrough in their long pursuit of Botman after weeks of negotiations with French club Lille, as well as stiff and sustained competition from AC Milan.

The fight between Newcastle and the newly crowned champions of Italy has not yet been won - and officials in Milan could yet move again to scupper the plan - but there is a growing sense of confidence within St James’ Park that the centre-back will decide to switch from France to Tyneside.

Botman is currently on international duty with the Netherlands and has been careful not to give any firm indication about where he will play his football next season. But it now seems increasingly likely the 22-year-old former Ajax Academy prospect will be a Newcastle player next season.

The deal is likely to cost around £30m, although Newcastle have been haggling over a structured deal which would see them pay around half of that up front and the rest in staggered installments. This has been a feature of Newcastle’s recruitment approach so far this summer and it has made completing deals complicated.

There is a similar sticking point in the deal to sign striker Hugo Ekitike from Reims, with sources insisting Newcastle will not be paying the £25m fee in one lump sum. Newcastle were only paying £12-15m up front in January, a deal agreed with Reims, only for the transfer to collapse on deadline day.

 

Newcastle had even tried to persuade the French club to let the 19-year-old join on loan for a fee of around £5m, with an obligation to buy at the end of next season. 

Reims, though, have insisted on more money up front and, although the framework of a deal is in place, negotiations over agent fees and a precise payment plan remain a “work in progress.”

Wise - spreading the cash -->gets more players in.

5 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Botman is class again.

8 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I think he’s more than 7/10 most of the time. 

Agreed - I'd say 7 has been his lowest.

11 hours ago, 54 said:

 

£12 Mil is an absolute steel for him.  Great bit of business.