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25 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I’d absolutely love for us to go for Caicedo from Brighton, think he would be perfect for us.

Amazing player, but think he stays at Brighton for another year, especially with Europa qualification likely sorted. Arsenal seem to be set on Rice which could leave an opportunity open I suppose.

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1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Make a thread they will come…

Who do you want first? Tierney or Szoboszlai 

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Don't know much about foreign markets but domestic potentials:

 

Arsenal: Tierney, Smith-Rowe

Man City: Phillips, Laporte

Man United: McTominay

Liverpool: None

Brighton: Caicedo, Ferguson

Villa: None

Spurs: None

Brentford: Hickey, Rico Henry

Fulham: Palhinha

Palace, Eze, Olise, Guehi, Anderson, Mitchell

Chelsea: None

Wolves: Neves (wants Barca)

West Ham: Paqueta, Bowen, Rice

Bournemouth: Lerma, Billing

Forest: Gibbs-White, Johnson

Everton: Onana

Leicester: Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans

Leeds: Harrison, Adams

Southampton: Lavia, JWP, KWP

 

Just suggestions of the type we might have on our list.

 

 

 

 

 

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7 minutes ago, STM said:

Don't know much about foreign markets but domestic potentials:

 

Arsenal: Tierney, Smith-Rowe

Man City: Phillips, Laporte

Man United: McTominay

Liverpool: None

Brighton: Caicedo, Ferguson

Villa: None

Spurs: None

Brentford: Hickey, Rico Henry

Fulham: Palhinha

Palace, Eze, Oliver, Guehi, Anderson, Mitchell

Chelsea: None

Wolves: Neves (wants Barca)

West Ham: Paqueta, Bowen, Rice

Bournemouth: Lerma, Billing

Forest: Gibbs-White, Johnson

Everton: Onana

Leicester: Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans

Leeds: Harrison, Adams

Southampton: Lavia, JWP, KWP

 

Just suggestions of the type we might have on our list.

 

 

 

Hickey would be ideal as he plays either side just as well.

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I did some very basic stat scouting on some names and was a bit surprised by the results. These are all non penalty xG+xA per 90 on Understat:

 

Wilson 0.96 (third in the league only behind Nunez and Haaland)

Isak 0.55

Willock 0.50 (he's been really unlucky/poor finisher, expected 7+7 but only 3+6 in reality)

ASM 0.50

Murphy 0.48

Almiron 0.41

 

Then some rumoured targets:

 

Maddison 0.52

Bowen 0.42

Barnes 0.40

Marcus Thuram 0.73

Diaby 0.61

Szoboszlai 0.50

Wirtz 0.47

Kvaratskhelia 0.55 (surprisingly low when everything seemed to go through him for Napoli)

Balogun 0.73

David 0.69

Ekitike 0.53

Raphinha 0.89

Nico Williams 0.40

Chukwueze 0.46

 

Some conclusions, Almiron seems to have the weakest numbers on most stats of our regular attacking players. Seems like a possible opportunity to cash in on his purple patch due to his age but we would miss his workrate. Willock has to remember how to shoot again, think it's a mental block. I'm still a bit terrified about Bundesliga players and none of these outside of Thuram really pop out considering the rumoured prices and the state of defending in that league. Raphinha would be a dream signing but the wages would be a problem.

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2 minutes ago, toontownman said:

RCB, LB, two midfielders and a versatile forward mentioned in several articles. That would be mint and achievable depending on how high we are aiming.

 

I think everyone would be very happy if that was the outcome.

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2 minutes ago, toontownman said:

RCB, LB, two midfielders and a versatile forward mentioned in several articles. That would be mint and achievable depending on how high we are aiming.

 

Higher than Snoop Dogg.

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4 hours ago, LionOfGosforth said:

Watching Tyneside Life matchday video, he claimed to have chatted with Leicester fans pre-match and they were adamant that locally it's known Maddison has signed a pre-contract agreement with us. Almost certainly bollocks of course.


I've seen this as well. Its funny because as a seasoned Football Manager...I can tell you that its impossible for a player to sign a pre-contract when he's got a full year left on his deal. If we were on an expiring contract, it would be more believable. We cant talk to him without talking to his club due to his contract situation. 

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I think there’ll be a priority order for the signings, probably CM first, and budget might run out before it gets to 5 or even 6 players

 

Even a £150m budget ain’t what it used to be - that might cover only 3 players of the right quality 

 

Some parts of the squad will have to wait another year 

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Botman, Bruno, and Isak should be the blueprint. Those around 21-23 who are among the best players at their club but would see Newcastle, or the Premier League, as a big step up, and can grow and develop with the club, fit in with the wage structure, and be here for years. That Szoboszlai at Leipzig would fit the bill - 22 years old and Hungarian captain.

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Just now, Paullow said:

Botman, Bruno, and Isak should be the blueprint. Those around 21-23 who are among the best players at their club but would see Newcastle, or the Premier League, as a big step up, and can grow and develop with the club, fit in with the wage structure, and be here for years. That Szoboszlai at Leipzig would fit the bill - 22 years old and Hungarian captain.


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