NUFC Transfer Rumours

[mighty__mag]

This thread is redundant if we don't sell anyone this window.

 

25 more days of names. 

[Kanj]

Jonathan David linked to somebody every bloody transfer window since 2005

[SUPERTOON]

Mark Douglas in his piece is saying Mitchell is targeting players under 21 from Europe. Also says we will be in better position to spend in the summer.

[nufcjmc]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Mark Douglas in his piece is saying Mitchell is targeting players under 21 from Europe. Also says we will be in better position to spend in the summer.

I haven't read the article but it doesn't take much to be "better" in the summer we haven't upgraded the immediate starting 11 in 2 windows potentially after January 3 windows. 

[duo]

Where the Guehi dosh gone?

[Tiresias]

I doubt we'll spend now. If you want a 'gamechanging' player you generally have to pay over the odds this window and Howe may think the squad is fine and no need to make changes. May use PSR as an excuse to save up till summer. I would be minded if there's room to try for a RW player to bring some goals almost as much in case of Isak getting injured than to fill that role.

 

I also doubt if we do plan on spending anything we would be advertising it and saying as such

 

 

Edited Monday at 17:01 by Tiresias

[LFEE]

I think we’ll be pleasantly surprised this window. Basing that on I think Dubs and Miggy and possibly another I think will leave giving us some wriggle room…

 

Trafford and hopefully a surprise name in the right forward position 🤞🏻

[nufcjmc]

6 minutes ago, Tiresias said:

I doubt we'll spend now. If you want a 'gamechanging' player you generally have to pay over the odds this window and Howe may think the squad is fine and no need to make changes. May use PSR as an excuse to save up till summer. I would be minded if there's room to try for a RW player to bring some goals almost as much in case of Isak getting injured than to fill that role.

 

I also doubt if we do plan on spending anything we would be advertising it and saying as such

 

 

 

I think you may be right but unless the youth players fill the gap and step up next season or our out of contract players extend the "war chest" won't go as far in the summer as people may hope as we need squad players and starting 11 improvements too.

[Tiresias]

Yeah but just if you're adding a 25% tax for buying in january hard to commit to any big moves. Sure if there's a good deal, someone out of contract soon who can be pursuaded who is really good maybe

[nufcjmc]

1 minute ago, LFEE said:

I think we’ll be pleasantly surprised this window. Basing that on I think Dubs and Miggy and possibly another I think will leave giving us some wriggle room…

 

Trafford and hopefully a surprise name in the right forward position 🤞🏻

Craig no hope in his latest depression tinged youtube rumblings made the leap to say let outgoings happen where you can but do without their replacements to put more money to summer which won't help the rest of the seasons trophy and top 5 push

[nufcjmc]

3 minutes ago, Tiresias said:

Yeah but just if you're adding a 25% tax for buying in january hard to commit to any big moves. Sure if there's a good deal, someone out of contract soon who can be pursuaded who is really good maybe

They won't all have a winter window tax and we have season achievebeable goals to push for that recruitment may help with. 

 

As you say players with release clauses, players falling out of favour , players running down there contracts and clubs getting squeaky bums on, clubs with financial issues all must have players we can target for fairer  value up the club to find them. 

 

 

Edited Monday at 17:15 by nufcjmc

[nemtizz]

25 minutes ago, duo said:

Where the Guehi dosh gone?

 

On hold until they go back for him in the summer.

[Tiresias]

Yeah no don't disagree i am just managing my expectations down as it looks like will get a deal if we can find one but not sticking our neck too far our. Hope we can grab someone, I even look forward to maybe some young prospects perhaps, but I am not sure a 'star' signing feels on the cards. Could be wrong.

[mighty__mag]

42 minutes ago, duo said:

Where the Guehi dosh gone?

 

My assumption would be contracts, and lining up new deals for players, Isak will be wanting more cash soon enough. We have a good number of players close to the 100-150k a week mark.

 

We can get a good number of players off the books by the end of this season, but two possibly three of those will get extended deals, then there's the big players needing to be secured to fend off interest.

[TRC]

Really think we should be looking at a Morgan Rogers style signing. Someone who can play on the fringes until next season. Who that is, I have no idea.

[Nine]

They won’t overpay, so outside of an opportunistic signing I doubt we do much of anything.

[Joelinton7]

Nothing doing in this window for me if you listened to what Eddie has been saying consistently for the last few windows. Hopefully in the summer. We’ve been fucked. Can’t say I’m not a little annoyed to see the club giving no push back against these blatantly anti competitive rules but I’m not an expert and maybe they have tried things behind the scenes.

[Whitley mag]

Without PSR issues this would have been a big chance to buy in a position of strength.

 

If we could have landed a top drawer right sided attacker this window, with the momentum we’ve got at the moment we could be looking at a top 3 finish.

[Hudson]

1 hour ago, Joelinton7 said:

Nothing doing in this window for me if you listened to what Eddie has been saying consistently for the last few windows. Hopefully in the summer. We’ve been fucked. Can’t say I’m not a little annoyed to see the club giving no push back against these blatantly anti competitive rules but I’m not an expert and maybe they have tried things behind the scenes.

So you’re annoyed at something, that might not have happened or might have happened.

 

Have I got the right ?

[Sibierski]

Rather we just get rid of players this window, bring in one (GK) and maybe a young player at CB or RW, and spend rest of time getting ground work done for the big deals in summer. So they can come in early, get full pre season and help us hit the ground running next season, especially if we’re in Europe.

[The Bonk]

5 hours ago, Mike said:

Aw shucks no Canucks, tbh.

 

Bro, why? Just wait until we sign Moïse Bombito to replace BDB, you'll be covering yourself in maple syrup. 

[Joelinton7]

1 hour ago, Hudson said:

So you’re annoyed at something, that might not have happened or might have happened.

 

Have I got the right ?

I’m annoyed that we haven’t been allowed to spend the money our owners would otherwise be able to allocate to us.

[Joe1984]

On 04/01/2025 at 10:54, Ben said:

 

Their new manager might want cash now to but his own players though 

Buy his own players you mean. 😄

 

 

[Hudson]

1 minute ago, Joelinton7 said:

I’m annoyed that we haven’t been allowed to spend the money our owners would otherwise be able to allocate to us.

Yeah me to brother, fucked world we live in currently. 

[MagCA]

The Athletic transfer roundup for Newcastle does not make for great reading. 
 

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Newcastle United

What has happened this week?

Nothing conclusive, but exits will dominate at least the first part of January and some players are edging closer to leaving.

Martin Dubravka is wanted by Al Shabab and has agreed a deal in principle with the Saudi Pro League side. Reports in Saudi Arabia claim that Newcastle’s Carabao Cup quarter-final first leg against Arsenal on Tuesday will be Dubravka’s last match.

Eddie Howe did not confirm or deny that when asked about it at his press conference on Monday and, while the head coach would prefer to keep the Slovakia international unless a replacement is signed, Dubravka is 35, out of contract this summer and keen to take this lucrative opportunity. Newcastle also have four other senior goalkeepers and his departure will have only a negligible effect PSR-wise but, with Nick Pope the established No 1, Dubravka will no longer be playing regularly once the Englandinternational returns from injury in the next week or two.

The expectation is that Dubravka will leave this month. It feels like it is now a case of when, not if.

Miguel Almiron, meanwhile, is available and there is interest from MLS, South America, Europe and Saudi in the Paraguay international. Newcastle hope to recoup up to £10million for Almiron, but may have to settle for less. The Athletic has previously reported that Charlotte FC, River Plate and Olympiacos are among his suitors, but no deal is yet agreed.

Callum Wilson is highly unlikely to leave this month, given his present hamstring injury will keep the England international out until mid-February. The 32-year-old’s contract expires in the summer, though Newcastle can unilaterally extend that by another 12 months.

Newcastle will not rush into making a firm call either way, with the hierarchy recognising that if Wilson returns and scores goals, he may retain value and could be sold for a fee this summer. Yet, should his poor injury record continue — Wilson has made only four league appearances this season — then Newcastle could end up paying one of their top earners for another campaign, which has an impact upon their PSR position.

A decision does not have to be made imminently, however, with Newcastle retaining the ability to exercise that clause until late in the season.

Can Newcastle push the boat out in a bid for Champions League qualification?

Theoretically, yes. Yet a word of caution: Newcastle fans should not necessarily get their hopes up.

It is not that Newcastle do not want to strengthen — because they do, with several insiders insisting they will respond to opportunities to sign long-term targets — but they are extremely conscious of PSR.

Some supporters point to Newcastle’s willingness to spend £50million-plus on Marc Guehi in August as evidence of a large transfer budget. There is said to be some wiggle room but any substantial purchase would need to be offset. That would have been the case had Guehi signed. Newcastle are determined to avoid a repeat of June and a scramble to balance their books at the 11th hour.

During the January of 2023, when a top-four finish appeared attainable, Newcastle pounced to bring in Anthony Gordon for an initial £40million. But that was because what they deemed to be a decent-priced deal for a player they had wanted to sign the previous summer presented itself, while Chris Wood and Jonjo Shelvey also departed to partly offset that cost.

Gordon-esque transfers do not come around often in January windows. Newcastle hope another will arise, and are ready to try and conclude a deal if it does, but they are not necessarily expecting one to.

The counter-argument would also be that, given their festive form has propelled Newcastle into fifth, which may be enough for a Champions League slot, and with Sven Botman now back from long-term injury, there is no absolute need to significantly reinforce now.

Instead, the message coming out of the club is that, should they avoid sizeable expenditure this month, Newcastle will have better spending capacity for the summer.

What positions/players are they looking at?

The Guehi saga dominated August and Newcastle remain keen admirers. The feeling on Tyneside is that a January transfer would be difficult — though it is not being ruled out entirely, even if Botman’s return has lessened the immediate need.

Lens’ Khusanov fits the profile of defender Paul Mitchell, the sporting director, is looking for, while Juma Bah, the 18-year-old defender who is on loan at Real Valladolid from Sierra Leonian side AIK Freetong, has also been watched. The latter is seen as one for the future, rather than a first-team-ready recruit.

At right wing, the club enquired about Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga during the previous window. Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumohas been linked but, while there is some admiration, it would be expensive and complicated. Moves for PSV’s Johan Bakayokoand Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche appear unlikely this January.

Newcastle have watched Tyler Dibling, Southampton’s 18-year-old attacking midfielder, but he is not deemed as a priority for January, and is merely one of a number of young wingers being tracked. Reports linking Manchester City’s James McAtee have been played down.

Burnley’s James Trafford, the 22-year-old Newcastle offered £16million for in June, fits the profile of goalkeeper Howe wants. That deal is more likely to be revisited come the summer, though Howe may push for another shot-stopper should Dubravka leave.

Which players could be leaving?

Beyond Almiron and Dubravka, Sean Longstaffis the first-team player who is most likely to leave.

Selling an academy graduate would represent ‘pure profit’ from a PSR perspective, so Newcastle would have to consider offers. With a 12-month extension prolonging his deal to 2026, Newcastle could command a reasonable fee for the 27-year-old, even if Howe is loath to lose him. Premier League and Championship clubs have shown interest, but bids are yet to arrive.

Crucially, Newcastle must reduce their wage budget, so significant earners in Kieran Trippierand Wilson might be moved on. The former was keen to leave during the summer and still desires a new challenge. The latter’s injury makes a mid-season exit unlikely.

Isaac Hayden, who does not train with the first-team squad, is still available for a transfer. Jamal Lewis has returned to Newcastle after his Sao Paulo loan spell was cut short by an ankle injury. The 26-year-old’s Newcastle contract expires this summer and his injury may prevent him from securing another loan.

Despite reports linking Bruno Guimaraes with Manchester City, Newcastle have had no contact yet and are determined to keep hold of the Brazilian and their other star men, Gordon and Alexander Isak.