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JOE Kinnear has urged Mike Ashley to kick-start Newcastle United’s recruitment drive this week as the club ponder a second bid for top striker target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

 

Kinnear has meetings planned in Newcastle today but The Journal understands he has told Ashley he wants to have delivered a first new signing by Friday, when he is set to take a short, pre-planned break with his family.

 

He has been working in tandem with Graham Carr over the last week and has also been in regular contact with Ashley, who has sanctioned a first offer for the St Etienne forward. Aubameyang is highly rated after a stunning season in Ligue 1 but has been impressed with Newcastle’s resolve to sign him, and French sources say he would welcome the opportunity to talk to the club. But it appears as if St Etienne want to spark a bidding war for the player and believe they can raise around £17million for the Gabon striker. It would be a major statement of intent from Ashley if he was prepared to go to the French club’s asking price – but also a boon for the new management structure at the club.

 

Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility and lift the club’s players, who – minus those involved in internationals since the end of last season – are set to report back for medical tests and the start of pre-season training on Wednesday.

 

Kinnear is yet to come to the North East and his diary is led by the business that he is trying to do alongside Carr, of whom he spoke effusively about last week. The club’s chief scout recommended Aubameyang to the Newcastle owner over a year ago, and has made another convincing case to Ashley – who watched him in person at the turn of the year. Although the summer has been quiet so far, club sources believe activity will hot up this month.

 

Although no offer has been made for the midfielder, United are braced for interest to be formalised in Yohan Cabaye over the next few weeks. Paris-Saint Germain and Monaco are both interested – along with AS Roma, who are now managed by his former Lille boss Rudi Garcia.

 

A host of other players have been linked with moves away from St James’ Park – with Cheick Tioté, Sylvain Marveaux and Hatem Ben Arfa all interesting clubs in Russia. Ben Arfa is keen to stay at Newcastle, however.

 

United are also the number one choice of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent, who has been identified by boss Alan Pardew as a top target for the summer. He has returned from his honeymoon and will seek clarification from the Villans over his future in the coming days having watched from afar as the Kinnear saga unfolded.

 

Although Villa have let it be known that there have been no official bids, The Journal can reveal Derek Llambias had made contact with officials at the Second City club about a bid before he resigned in the wake of the Kinnear appointment.

 

Pardew then mentioned his name to Kinnear when they spoke earlier in the month, before the Newcastle manager headed off on a summer break with his family.

 

 

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Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility...

 

Okie... If that's how it works.

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Pardew then mentioned his name to Kinnear when they spoke earlier in the month, before the Newcastle manager headed off on a summer break with his family.

 

 

Probably best to leave the country if you mention you want to sign Darren Bent.

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Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility...

 

Okie... If that's how it works.

 

It would give at least some credibility if he gets it over the line tbf

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Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility...

 

Okie... If that's how it works.

 

It would give at least some credibility if he gets it over the line tbf

 

It would show that he hasn't destroyed the whole recruitment process, that would be something to hold on to.

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The thing about the English premium - you get most of it back anyway.

 

Liverpool took an £18m hit on Carroll, bet they make massive losses on Downing, Allen & Henderson too. I also bet City lose a ton on the likes of Lescott, Barry and Milner.

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Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility...

 

Okie... If that's how it works.

 

It would give at least some credibility if he gets it over the line tbf

 

It would show that he hasn't destroyed the whole recruitment process, that would be something to hold on to.

 

Yet :) - he may re-evaluate the team and decide we need a Crouch or something similar

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The thing about the English premium - you get most of it back anyway.

 

Liverpool took an £18m hit on Carroll, bet they make massive losses on Downing, Allen & Henderson too. I also bet City lose a ton on the likes of Lescott, Barry and Milner.

 

Citeh have got their money out of those players though, selling them of course will lose money on their initial fee due to the age of them all now compared to when they signed.

 

Liverpool went crazy under dogleash, none of that was normal tbh.

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The thing about the English premium - you get most of it back anyway.

 

Liverpool took an £18m hit on Carroll, bet they make massive losses on Downing, Allen & Henderson too. I also bet City lose a ton on the likes of Lescott, Barry and Milner.

 

the deal was 30m plus 5m in incentives right? They got half their money back for a gigantic flop. Downing made a double profit for Villa and L'pool could probably get 10m back for him.

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The flip side to those Man City players is how much they cost originally. Probably under £10 million combined from their Championship clubs to Premiership then moved for about 10 times that later in their careers.

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JOE Kinnear has urged Mike Ashley to kick-start Newcastle United’s recruitment drive this week as the club ponder a second bid for top striker target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

 

Kinnear has meetings planned in Newcastle today but The Journal understands he has told Ashley he wants to have delivered a first new signing by Friday, when he is set to take a short, pre-planned break with his family.

 

He has been working in tandem with Graham Carr over the last week and has also been in regular contact with Ashley, who has sanctioned a first offer for the St Etienne forward. Aubameyang is highly rated after a stunning season in Ligue 1 but has been impressed with Newcastle’s resolve to sign him, and French sources say he would welcome the opportunity to talk to the club. But it appears as if St Etienne want to spark a bidding war for the player and believe they can raise around £17million for the Gabon striker. It would be a major statement of intent from Ashley if he was prepared to go to the French club’s asking price – but also a boon for the new management structure at the club.

 

Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility and lift the club’s players, who – minus those involved in internationals since the end of last season – are set to report back for medical tests and the start of pre-season training on Wednesday.

 

Kinnear is yet to come to the North East and his diary is led by the business that he is trying to do alongside Carr, of whom he spoke effusively about last week. The club’s chief scout recommended Aubameyang to the Newcastle owner over a year ago, and has made another convincing case to Ashley – who watched him in person at the turn of the year. Although the summer has been quiet so far, club sources believe activity will hot up this month.

 

Although no offer has been made for the midfielder, United are braced for interest to be formalised in Yohan Cabaye over the next few weeks. Paris-Saint Germain and Monaco are both interested – along with AS Roma, who are now managed by his former Lille boss Rudi Garcia.

 

A host of other players have been linked with moves away from St James’ Park – with Cheick Tioté, Sylvain Marveaux and Hatem Ben Arfa all interesting clubs in Russia. Ben Arfa is keen to stay at Newcastle, however.

 

United are also the number one choice of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent, who has been identified by boss Alan Pardew as a top target for the summer. He has returned from his honeymoon and will seek clarification from the Villans over his future in the coming days having watched from afar as the Kinnear saga unfolded.

 

Although Villa have let it be known that there have been no official bids, The Journal can reveal Derek Llambias had made contact with officials at the Second City club about a bid before he resigned in the wake of the Kinnear appointment.

 

Pardew then mentioned his name to Kinnear when they spoke earlier in the month, before the Newcastle manager headed off on a summer break with his family.

 

 

 

Is there a name to that article?

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JOE Kinnear has urged Mike Ashley to kick-start Newcastle United’s recruitment drive this week as the club ponder a second bid for top striker target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

 

Kinnear has meetings planned in Newcastle today but The Journal understands he has told Ashley he wants to have delivered a first new signing by Friday, when he is set to take a short, pre-planned break with his family.

 

He has been working in tandem with Graham Carr over the last week and has also been in regular contact with Ashley, who has sanctioned a first offer for the St Etienne forward. Aubameyang is highly rated after a stunning season in Ligue 1 but has been impressed with Newcastle’s resolve to sign him, and French sources say he would welcome the opportunity to talk to the club. But it appears as if St Etienne want to spark a bidding war for the player and believe they can raise around £17million for the Gabon striker. It would be a major statement of intent from Ashley if he was prepared to go to the French club’s asking price – but also a boon for the new management structure at the club.

 

Kinnear is understood to have stressed to Ashley that delivering a signing would give his new role instant credibility and lift the club’s players, who – minus those involved in internationals since the end of last season – are set to report back for medical tests and the start of pre-season training on Wednesday.

 

Kinnear is yet to come to the North East and his diary is led by the business that he is trying to do alongside Carr, of whom he spoke effusively about last week. The club’s chief scout recommended Aubameyang to the Newcastle owner over a year ago, and has made another convincing case to Ashley – who watched him in person at the turn of the year. Although the summer has been quiet so far, club sources believe activity will hot up this month.

 

Although no offer has been made for the midfielder, United are braced for interest to be formalised in Yohan Cabaye over the next few weeks. Paris-Saint Germain and Monaco are both interested – along with AS Roma, who are now managed by his former Lille boss Rudi Garcia.

 

A host of other players have been linked with moves away from St James’ Park – with Cheick Tioté, Sylvain Marveaux and Hatem Ben Arfa all interesting clubs in Russia. Ben Arfa is keen to stay at Newcastle, however.

 

United are also the number one choice of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent, who has been identified by boss Alan Pardew as a top target for the summer. He has returned from his honeymoon and will seek clarification from the Villans over his future in the coming days having watched from afar as the Kinnear saga unfolded.

 

Although Villa have let it be known that there have been no official bids, The Journal can reveal Derek Llambias had made contact with officials at the Second City club about a bid before he resigned in the wake of the Kinnear appointment.

 

Pardew then mentioned his name to Kinnear when they spoke earlier in the month, before the Newcastle manager headed off on a summer break with his family.

 

 

 

Is there a name to that article?

 

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Just seems bizarre it isn't attributed to a Journalist. It seems to be far to linguistically developed for Ryder's lexicon.

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Seems like a load of tosh to me "mike can I have £17 million so that the Newcastle fans like me" Ashley is fed up with the club and just wants to spend as little as possible to keep us in the league. I think we will get Bent and Tomkins and then it will be a case of one out one in until the transfer window closes

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Seems like a load of tosh to me "mike can I have £17 million so that the Newcastle fans like me" Ashley is fed up with the club and just wants to spend as little as possible to keep us in the league. I think we will get Bent and Tomkins and then it will be a case of one out one in until the transfer window closes

 

Why? Just because it's the worse case scenario?

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Seems like a load of tosh to me "mike can I have £17 million so that the Newcastle fans like me" Ashley is fed up with the club and just wants to spend as little as possible to keep us in the league. I think we will get Bent and Tomkins and then it will be a case of one out one in until the transfer window closes

 

nonsense, Bent would not come cheap, he's on huge wages and he wont take a big cut to join us.

 

if Ashley wants to spend the minimum he would not want to bring in Bent.

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To be honest I always think the worst about Newcastle under Ashley but I still buy my season ticket.

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