Now That's What I Call Transfer Rumours! 7

[Manxst]

17 minutes ago, Sima said:

 

Missed this rumour. Davies?  As in Alphonso Davies?
 

Absolutely no chance if so.

It was a very tenuous link, naming Davies as a ‘type of profile’ we’d want:

 

“Writing in his latest column for CaughtOffside, CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs says that Davies has ‘peaked’ Ashworth’s ‘interest’ ahead of this summer, with Howe valuing a ‘young, speedy and dynamic’ player at left-back:

 

“I also think Newcastle would prefer, as priority, a left-back. Eddie Howe values a young, speedy and dynamic kind of player in that position. The modern full-back can almost be confused with a winger at times. That’s why a profile like Bayern’s Alphonso Davies has peaked sporting director Dan Ashworth’s interest.””

[kocunar]

12 minutes ago, Manxst said:

It was a very tenuous link, naming Davies as a ‘type of profile’ we’d want:

 

“Writing in his latest column for CaughtOffside, CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs says that Davies has ‘peaked’ Ashworth’s ‘interest’ ahead of this summer, with Howe valuing a ‘young, speedy and dynamic’ player at left-back:

 

“I also think Newcastle would prefer, as priority, a left-back. Eddie Howe values a young, speedy and dynamic kind of player in that position. The modern full-back can almost be confused with a winger at times. That’s why a profile like Bayern’s Alphonso Davies has peaked sporting director Dan Ashworth’s interest.””

Bring in Caleb Wiley then, that's the level of player we should be looking at.

[Manxst]

9 minutes ago, kocunar said:

Bring in Caleb Wiley then, that's the level of player we should be looking at.

An unproven 18 year old from the MLS? For the youth team, sure. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

19 hours ago, STM said:

I'd have Merino back in a heartbeat. 

Aye you’d have him in a heart beat now, but you were far too scared to have him [back then] 

 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Coffee_Johnny

[Jack27]

This will be fun

 

"Newcastle United are looking into a summer move for Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay as manager Eddie Howe feels the Scotland international has the physical attributes to succeed in his system.

McTominay has had a frustrating time under Erik ten Hag and has been used mainly as a substitute in recent months with Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Fred all ahead of him in the pecking order when fit and available.

That has encouraged Newcastle to firm up the tentative interest they showed in January, when it became quickly apparent that Manchester United would not consider letting him join a team they considered to be a direct rival for a Champions League place.

Newcastle hope that position will have softened in the summer when Ten Hag will need to raise extra transfer funds by selling squad players.

McTominay is not the sort of glamorous name that will excite supporters but he has been on Newcastle’s wanted list for the last 12 months with chief scout Steve Nickson, director of football Dan Ashworth and Howe all agreeing he would add something different to the squad.

Newcastle were looking to sign a defensive midfielder at the start of January but rather than strengthen in that area, they weakened it by allowing Jonjo Shelvey to sign for Nottingham Forest.

Howe, who has admitted it has left him short in that department, always prefers to sign players he has watched extensively and tends to prioritise players with experience of playing in British football.

McTominay would be used as a deep lying midfielder to shield the back four, allowing playmaker Bruno Guimarares to play further up the pitch to add more creativity in the final third.

With his height and athleticism, McTominay would add some muscle in midfield and would also add a threat at set-pieces. At the age of 26, it is also believed he is a player who can still improve under Howe’s coaching and thrive in the holistic training ground environment.

In turn, McTominay is believed to be open to the idea of moving to the North East and impressed by the vast strides the team have made this season.

With Newcastle almost certain to be playing in Europe next season, McTominay would also add vital experience of playing on the continent. This is something Newcastle’s squad lacks and this is something that will be attractive in all their potential targets in the summer.

Newcastle have already expressed an interest in signing another Scotland international in Arsenal left back Kieran Tierney, who has gained plenty of European experience with Celtic and Arsenal.

As with Anthony Gordon, who arrived from Everton for £40m in January, the scouting team at Newcastle believe there is more to come from McTominay who probably needs a fresh start away from Manchester United.

Newcastle will not finalise any transfer plans until May at the earliest as their budget will be determined by what level of European competition they are playing in.

But Howe will be looking to add five or six players to the squad to give it greater depth to cope with the dual demands of continental and domestic football next season.

In an ideal world, Newcastle will add a defensive midfielder and a creative one in the summer and have not given up on the idea they will be able to sign England international James Maddison from Leicester City.

There is a fear, though, that Maddison wants to join a club that is in a position to win silverware immediately as well as able to offer higher wages than Newcastle currently can."

 

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Jack27

[Ikon]

Fuck Scott. I want Ugarte from Sporting.

[Hanshithispantz]

3 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

This will be fun

 

"Newcastle United are looking into a summer move for Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay as manager Eddie Howe feels the Scotland international has the physical attributes to succeed in his system.

McTominay has had a frustrating time under Erik ten Hag and has been used mainly as a substitute in recent months with Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Fred all ahead of him in the pecking order when fit and available.

That has encouraged Newcastle to firm up the tentative interest they showed in January, when it became quickly apparent that Manchester United would not consider letting him join a team they considered to be a direct rival for a Champions League place.

Newcastle hope that position will have softened in the summer when Ten Hag will need to raise extra transfer funds by selling squad players.

McTominay is not the sort of glamorous name that will excite supporters but he has been on Newcastle’s wanted list for the last 12 months with chief scout Steve Nickson, director of football Dan Ashworth and Howe all agreeing he would add something different to the squad.

Newcastle were looking to sign a defensive midfielder at the start of January but rather than strengthen in that area, they weakened it by allowing Jonjo Shelvey to sign for Nottingham Forest.

Howe, who has admitted it has left him short in that department, always prefers to sign players he has watched extensively and tends to prioritise players with experience of playing in British football.

McTominay would be used as a deep lying midfielder to shield the back four, allowing playmaker Bruno Guimarares to play further up the pitch to add more creativity in the final third.

With his height and athleticism, McTominay would add some muscle in midfield and would also add a threat at set-pieces. At the age of 26, it is also believed he is a player who can still improve under Howe’s coaching and thrive in the holistic training ground environment.

In turn, McTominay is believed to be open to the idea of moving to the North East and impressed by the vast strides the team have made this season.

With Newcastle almost certain to be playing in Europe next season, McTominay would also add vital experience of playing on the continent. This is something Newcastle’s squad lacks and this is something that will be attractive in all their potential targets in the summer.

Newcastle have already expressed an interest in signing another Scotland international in Arsenal left back Kieran Tierney, who has gained plenty of European experience with Celtic and Arsenal.

As with Anthony Gordon, who arrived from Everton for £40m in January, the scouting team at Newcastle believe there is more to come from McTominay who probably needs a fresh start away from Manchester United.

Newcastle will not finalise any transfer plans until May at the earliest as their budget will be determined by what level of European competition they are playing in.

But Howe will be looking to add five or six players to the squad to give it greater depth to cope with the dual demands of continental and domestic football next season.

In an ideal world, Newcastle will add a defensive midfielder and a creative one in the summer and have not given up on the idea they will be able to sign England international James Maddison from Leicester City.

There is a fear, though, that Maddison wants to join a club that is in a position to win silverware immediately as well as able to offer higher wages than Newcastle currently can."

 

 

 

My dream signing.

[kocunar]

1 hour ago, Manxst said:

An unproven 18 year old from the MLS? For the youth team, sure. 

And Bayern bought Davies at which age and from which league? That's all I'm saying, doesn't have to be specifically him, although he is very similar to Davies trajectory wise so far.

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

McTominay would be a shocking signing, he adds nothing to the current squad, both in terms of quality and midfield profile. 
 

He’s also in a price-bracket which is incredibly overinflated.

 

 

[Scoot]

Aye I'm not going to lie, that just isn't a signing that excites me at all.  It's a proper Everton signing.

[Yorkie]

5 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

McTominay would be a shocking signing, he adds nothing to the current squad, both in terms of quality and midfield profile. 
 

He’s also in a price-bracket which is incredibly overinflated.

 

Agree that he'd be a very uninspiring signing but he'd literally be filling a vacancy left by Shelvey, so it's an improvement on nothing. And surely he's an upgrade on Shelvey himself?

 

But yeah, if our aspiration is to consistently rub shoulders with the likes of Man Utd then it feels unlikely that we'd achieve that by signing their fringe players. Unless Howe has seen something Ten Hag et al have not, which is very possible. 

[Froggy]

1 minute ago, Yorkie said:

Unless Howe has seen something Ten Hag et al have not, which is very possible. 

 

[SteV]

The question is would signing McTominay generate more debate/argument/bitching on here than signing Gordon did?

[madras]

Just now, SteV said:

The question is would signing McTominay generate more debate/argument/bitching on here than signing Gordon did?

Yes.

[Dokko]

I'm quite happy to let the club get on with it transfer wise, but McTominy is such a pointless signing. He'd do OK. So what? 

[The Butcher]

Aye, howay

 

We'we all seen him play. He's not good enough.

[Kid Icarus]

Hopefully Howe's radar is right next to a button that shoots a torpedo hahahhaah

[Dokko]

1 minute ago, SteV said:

The question is would signing McTominay generate more debate/argument/bitching on here than signing Gordon did?

 

No. There was something to debate with that one (and I was in the for Gordon camp)

 

This one isn't what we need. We need to steer clear of manure castoffs.

[Froggy]

1 minute ago, Dokko said:

We need to steer clear of manure castoffs.

 

Nicky Butt and Alan Smith are two of the best players in your history.

[TBG]

Ronnie Johnson a close third.

[Keegans Export]

I still miss Giuseppe Rossi

[Dokko]

4 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Nicky Butt and Alan Smith are two of the best players in your history.

 

 @Froggy

[SUPERTOON]

Someone needs to have a word with Howe on this one, no way he’s good enough for us.

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

13 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Agree that he'd be a very uninspiring signing but he'd literally be filling a vacancy left by Shelvey, so it's an improvement on nothing. And surely he's an upgrade on Shelvey himself?

 

But yeah, if our aspiration is to consistently rub shoulders with the likes of Man Utd then it feels unlikely that we'd achieve that by signing their fringe players. Unless Howe has seen something Ten Hag et al have not, which is very possible. 

I would say Shelvey has a very different skillset to McTominay, it’s not really a fair comparison of midfield profiles.

 

Bluntly, McTominay would be a bit of an empty shirt, another body for body’s sake. The ambitions of the club at this stage should be to add genuine quality.

 

Also, I’d be okay with it if we’re talking £10 - £15m, but given inflated prices for Premier League British talents, we’re likely going to be paying £30m, which doesn’t make sense.

 

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by TheInfiniteOdyssey

[LV]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Someone needs to have a word with Howe on this one, no way he’s good enough for us.

I guess it’s not just Howe though is it. It’s Nixon and Ashworth who have a say too.

 

He wouldn’t be my choice by a country mile but if all 3 agree then he must have something. 
 

I’m hoping we go for someone else a bit more exciting and likely cheaper from abroad but if he does come I’ll get behind him.