Geordie Ahmed Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Maguire being older than Varane (only by a month but still) surprised me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 As for Maguire, for England do they not play 3 at the back because they don't trust him in a 2? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 If we’re scouting Lyon then their 18 year old RB, Malo Gusto, looks tasty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LV Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, Disco said: If we’re scouting Lyon then their 18 year old RB, Malo Gusto, looks tasty. Had him in FM20, he was mint Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) Just watched the game on Saturday back. Bruno was starved of the ball, hence why were resorting to trying to find Joelinton with a long diagonal which ended up in a turnover almost every time. We need a DM/#6 to play alongside Bruno if we continue with playing a midfield 3. Mentioned him a few times now but Boubacar Kamara would be perfect. Kamara-Bruno-Joelinton is a top half PL midfield. Need another CB given the expected outgoings in the summer. If we can't get Botman I'd look at Badiashile or St. Juste; the latter would give much needed pace at CB which we lack. Mental how I want us to keep Krafth nowadays. For LB though, signing Targett permanently I'd not be against and it would be the most sensible deal we could make in all honesty. But I'd go for that Aaron Hickey as an understudy if Lewis is going to be moved on. If not, keep Lewis as that second choice. For wide attackers to take some pressure off of ASM, I'd not be averse to going back in for Lingard on a free. Bergwijn is looking like he's leaving Spurs and I'd take him but he'll probably go back to the Netherlands. Would also think about taking Maxwel Cornet from Burnley if they were to go down, but I don't think they will. As for a striker, it's the most important part of the summer that we have to get right. We need 2 imo; one main man and a young understudy. For the latter I'd go back in for Ekitike. For the main striker, it's a tough one. Nunez is my dream choice and while there is a slight chance we could get him, he's likely off to Arsenal or Man Utd. Would take Ivan Toney back, his link up play is spot on and has got the goals to go alongside the quasi arrogance. Moussa Dembele is also an option. Victor Osimhen would likely take out ~80% of our budget and dunno if we could lure him here. Tough one. Edited May 2, 2022 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 27 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Just watched the game on Saturday back. Bruno was starved of the ball, hence why were resorting to trying to find Joelinton with a long diagonal which ended up in a turnover almost every time. We need a DM/#6 to play alongside Bruno if we continue with playing a midfield 3. Mentioned him a few times now but Boubacar Kamara would be perfect. Kamara-Bruno-Joelinton is a top half PL midfield. Need another CB given the expected outgoings in the summer. If we can't get Botman I'd look at Badiashile or St. Juste; the latter would give much needed pace at CB which we lack. Mental how I want us to keep Krafth nowadays. For LB though, signing Targett permanently I'd not be against and it would be the most sensible deal we could make in all honesty. But I'd go for that Aaron Hickey as an understudy if Lewis is going to be moved on. If not, keep Lewis as that second choice. For wide attackers to take some pressure off of ASM, I'd not be averse to going back in for Lingard on a free. Bergwijn is looking like he's leaving Spurs and I'd take him but he'll probably go back to the Netherlands. Would also think about taking Maxwel Cornet from Burnley if they were to go down, but I don't think they will. As for a striker, it's the most important part of the summer that we have to get right. We need 2 imo; one main man and a young understudy. For the latter I'd go back in for Ekitike. For the main striker, it's a tough one. Nunez is my dream choice and while there is a slight chance we could get him, he's likely off to Arsenal or Man Utd. Would take Ivan Toney back, his link up play is spot on and has got the goals to go alongside the quasi arrogance. Moussa Dembele is also an option. Victor Osimhen would likely take out ~80% of our budget and dunno if we could lure him here. Tough one. Be pretty underwhelmed with those wide right options, particularly if the 3 in the midfield are the ones you mention as there is not much creativity at all in that side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Be pretty underwhelmed with those wide right options, particularly if the 3 in the midfield are the ones you mention as there is not much creativity at all in that side. Bruno is in the top 6% of progressive passers and top 8% for shot creating actions per 90 in the top 5 leagues. Plenty of creativity in him alone, the 3rd midfielder can either be changed between Joelinton, Shelvey or Willock or we could buy another one. Don't really buy the Paqueta links, think they've been created by our fans alone purely because he's Bruno's mate. May be wrong though. Couldn't think of better realistic wide options; Lingard would still be a solid option for a couple seasons but unless we go abroad and get someone like an Antony (no idea how realistic he is, probably not very) or someone we haven't heard of before I dunno who we could get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I think it’ll be very interesting to see if we’re back in for Lingard. If we aren’t, it shows major ambition. If we are, it’s a sensible move for the squad in the short-term. I think it’ll give us a good indicator early on in the window about whether we’re going big or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said: Bruno is in the top 6% of progressive passers and top 8% for shot creating actions per 90 in the top 5 leagues. Plenty of creativity in him alone, the 3rd midfielder can either be changed between Joelinton, Shelvey or Willock or we could buy another one. Don't really buy the Paqueta links, think they've been created by our fans alone purely because he's Bruno's mate. May be wrong though. Couldn't think of better realistic wide options; Lingard would still be a solid option for a couple seasons but unless we go abroad and get someone like an Antony (no idea how realistic he is, probably not very) or someone we haven't heard of before I dunno who we could get. I think we need a genuine top class RW option, other than Raphinia who I assume will go somewhere else I can’t think of many, just feel the ones you mentioned would be decent squad options but nothing more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle-transfer-news-striker-ffp-miguel-almiron-1606852?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1651511831 Some insight on what to maybe expect this summer. Edited May 2, 2022 by Jack27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Diaby with another two assists. Maybe not realistic target anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Go get Eriksen on a free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Eriksen's passing is sublime but he's been getting bullied a little bit tonight, lost the ball a few times now. Would take him though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Eriksen's passing is sublime but he's been getting bullied a little bit tonight, lost the ball a few times now. Would take him though. Stick him in a three with Bruno and a DM destroyer type and we'd be laughing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 So many out-of-contract players in the summer, we’d have a field day (and easily stay within FFP) if we convince them of “the project”. Pay parity is a major stumbling block though. Not to mention not being in Europe. Boubacar Kamara - free Erikssen - free Dybala - free Lingard - free Andrea Belotti - free So we’ could have a Defensive mid, two attacking mids, and two strikers, all world-class, without spending a penny on transfer fees. Hypothetically of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) Anyone watch Saliba? Sounds like he's wanting out of Arsenal. Never really seen him but wasnt he meant to be mint when he went to Arsenal? Wonder if he'd kicked on? Edited May 2, 2022 by Super Duper Branko Strupar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Jack27 said: https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle-transfer-news-striker-ffp-miguel-almiron-1606852?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1651511831 Some insight on what to maybe expect this summer. "By this point, Dan Ashworth must have one of the best kept lawns in the South East." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Berjwin from Spurs leaving in the summer. Supposedly can play anywhere along the front, can´t say I know much about him... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 38 minutes ago, buzza said: Berjwin from Spurs leaving in the summer. Supposedly can play anywhere along the front, can´t say I know much about him... Would be an upgrade on Fraser/Almiron for sure but blows hot and cold like alot of wide forwards/wingers. Scored quite a few "big" goals for Spurs though, has a knack of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 15 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said: Bruno is in the top 6% of progressive passers and top 8% for shot creating actions per 90 in the top 5 leagues. Plenty of creativity in him alone, the 3rd midfielder can either be changed between Joelinton, Shelvey or Willock or we could buy another one. Don't really buy the Paqueta links, think they've been created by our fans alone purely because he's Bruno's mate. May be wrong though. Couldn't think of better realistic wide options; Lingard would still be a solid option for a couple seasons but unless we go abroad and get someone like an Antony (no idea how realistic he is, probably not very) or someone we haven't heard of before I dunno who we could get. According to French sources last year, we bid £34m for Paqueta, before we even signed Bruno. At the time, he didn’t want to leave Lyon and didn’t see the move as a step up. With Bruno now being here, safe from relegation, and having flown over to see the club/fans first hand, I’m pretty certain that view will have changed should we go back in for him. https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-newcastle-a-offert-40-meur-pour-paqueta-ol-580652 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 If Howe wants Paqueta then this deal will 100% happen. Heard how close him and Bruno are and Ive no doubt he would be saying great things about the club. Hardly seen anything of him to be honest as dont watch the French League so wondering how high people rate him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 It's highlight reels so of course he'll look good, but Paqueta looks tailor made for this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Zagadou likely to be on a free come the summer. Injury record is appalling, like. I mean, there's a reason Dortmund are not renewing but he's one of those players someone could get lucky with. The opposite is also true, of course.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Lotus said: Zagadou likely to be on a free come the summer. Injury record is appalling, like. I mean, there's a reason Dortmund are not renewing but he's one of those players someone could get lucky with. The opposite is also true, of course.... I know absolutely nothing about the kid but we've got to sign him for the song alone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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