NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Nucasol]

9 minutes ago, nufcjmc said:

http://<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇩🇪💣 Victor Boniface | Newcastle United in mix for €50m signing after failed Saudi Arabia move<br><br>➡️ 2 German sources back <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#NUFC</a> interest<br>➡️ Ten Hag decides he wants to keep Schick instead<br>➡️ That €50m looks negotiable <a href="https://t.co/MlAlz7DYcT">https://t.co/MlAlz7DYcT</a></p>&mdash; Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sport_Witness/status/1930929901055488111?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Worth clutching at straws over,m?

 

 

 

I thought the Boniface link got largely dampened. To other posters’ points, dropping £50m on a non-versatile second forward doesn’t appear priority. 

[David Edgar]

Y'all wasting your life in this thread.

[TRon]

2 hours ago, STM said:

 

The problem is that we can't sign technical players who can't do the physical side.

 

There's no world in which we actively go out to sign technical players who are just technical players because it would kill the team DNA.

 

Quality players who can do both cost a fortune.

 

 

 

This is what might prevent us going to the next level as long as PSR is a thing. Physicality is important, but it has it's limits. 

[KennyUtd]

12 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

Y'all wasting your life in this thread.

All right Cleatus, calm down. 

[KennyUtd]

New contracts being discussed for Wilson and Ruddy!!🤦‍♂️ SMH.

[ExiledGeordie]

4 minutes ago, KennyUtd said:

All right Cleatus, calm down. 

😂

[CallumG6]

Just now, KennyUtd said:

New contracts being discussed for Wilson and Ruddy!!🤦‍♂️ SMH.

 

 

[Skeletor]

1 minute ago, KennyUtd said:

New contracts being discussed for Wilson and Ruddy!!🤦‍♂️ SMH.

 

 

[SteV]

34 minutes ago, KennyUtd said:

New contracts being discussed for Wilson and Ruddy!!🤦‍♂️ SMH.

Tbf, they seem to have worded it a way that isn’t quite as straightforward as that:

 

“Callum Wilson and John Ruddy are set to be out of contract at the end of June, however the club has opened discussions with both players about their futures and new contracts could still be agreed.”

[duo]

Ridiculous if Wilson gets a new contract 

[nufcjmc]

4 minutes ago, SteV said:

Tbf, they seem to have worded it a way that isn’t quite as straightforward as that:

 

“Callum Wilson and John Ruddy are set to be out of contract at the end of June, however the club has opened discussions with both players about their futures and new contracts could still be agreed.”

I think while I agree that it's not given any certainty the question is more why offer them anything at all. 

[christ]

Cue several pages of people getting increasingly irate about contract talks that they already knew were happening.

[ponsaelius]

Suppose Ruddy getting a new deal might be dependant on if we bring in a home grown keeper instead. Could even be we're looking at potentially offering him a coaching role instead.

[nufcjmc]

4 minutes ago, christ said:

Cue several pages of people getting increasingly irate about contract talks that they already knew were happening.

Nowt else seemingly happening to talk about to be fair 😂

[KennyUtd]

14 minutes ago, SteV said:

Tbf, they seem to have worded it a way that isn’t quite as straightforward as that:

 

“Callum Wilson and John Ruddy are set to be out of contract at the end of June, however the club has opened discussions with both players about their futures and new contracts could still be agreed.”

Shouldn't even be discussing it though. Waste of wages.

[sushimonster85]

Think it's becoming obvious that, whilst we don't have any PSR concerns for this period, the club are still waiting till the next period starts at the end of June before financially committing to anything. 

[KennyUtd]

8 minutes ago, christ said:

Cue several pages of people getting increasingly irate about contract talks that they already knew were happening.

Yeah, who would have thought a public forum would be the place to comment on such things. Fuck sake...

[Sibierski]

James McAtee is someone who if club have strong interest in, need to agree stance with player before Euros because he will attract interest afterwards, especially across Europe.

[Tonalis Bookie]

2 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

James McAtee is someone who if club have strong interest in, need to agree stance with player before Euros because he will attract interest afterwards, especially across Europe.

 

Yep, massively important we know how he feels prior to 2028

[Kimbo]

2 minutes ago, Tonalis Bookie said:

 

Yep, massively important we know how he feels prior to 2028

This sounds a bit rushed for us.

[Crimson Cardigan]

Edwards says we are still being charged “A Saudi Tax” and are “furious” about it. Apart from that, all the usual names, loads of internal frustration and 2 signings in before July.

[STM]

1 hour ago, TRon said:

 

This is what might prevent us going to the next level as long as PSR is a thing. Physicality is important, but it has it's limits. 

 

Liverpool won a PL and CL (and loads of other trophies) with this type of player. Yes they had quality but it was based around a physical aggression.

 

There is a reason why Jordon Henderson was the captain of a CL winning side and yes it had lots of quality, Mane, Salah etc but it had a bedrock of Henderson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho etc, none of which I'd associate with being technical players (it's hard not calling them technical players when they were so good but you get the point).

 

Do we need more players better on the ball? Absolutely.... but not at the expensive of being to be able to physically impose ourselves on the opposition, which is the foundation of how we play. It's also not something we should be ashamed of.

 

Edit: Sorry Tron I know you weren't really disputing any of this. 

 

I do think it's doable though, but you are relying on plucking a Mo Salah out of your arse.

 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by STM

[SteV]

9 minutes ago, Crimson Cardigan said:

Edwards says we are still being charged “A Saudi Tax” and are “furious” about it. Apart from that, all the usual names, loads of internal frustration and 2 signings in before July.

 

Spoiler

Newcastle are growing increasingly frustrated by rival clubs putting a ‘Saudi tax’ on transfers and refuse to be held to ransom over key targets.

Telegraph Sport has been given a unique insight into Newcastle’s negotiations for players amid warnings there is not enough money to spend large amounts on each of the four players they want to sign.

Senior club sources believe a so-called “Saudi tax” has plagued the club since the takeover by the Kingdom Public Investment Fund back in October 2021 and that it remains an issue.

As a result, they are trying to explain to rival clubs – with limited success so far – there is a warped perception of their spending power. They remain heavily restrained by Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability (PSR) rules.

With a new contract for star striker Alexander Isak also in the pipeline – talks are expected to start in July – Newcastle cannot spend upwards of £60 million on players when wages are also a consideration.

Although the sales of Miguel Almirón and Lloyd Kelly in January brought in around £25m and has given Newcastle the flexibility to invest in new players, there is not a lot of headroom in which to manoeuvre.

Newcastle are targeting a goalkeeper – Burnley’s James Trafford is a long-standing priority – as well as a centre-back, a right-sided forward and a striker to offer support and competition to Isak. Depending on player sales, another midfielder could arrive, especially as Sean Longstaff is expected to depart.

Newcastle would like to recruit Burnley goalkeeper James TraffordCredit: PA/Nick Potts

Newcastle have identified the players in whom they are interested, but have a valuation on each of them, both in terms of fee and wages, and cannot move away from that if they are going to fill all the positions of need in Eddie Howe’s squad.

A good example is what has happened with Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo. As revealed by Telegraph Sport last week, the Cameroon international was identified as a leading target by Newcastle’s recruitment team weeks ago.

But their attempts to sign a player universally liked by all the main power brokers at St James’ Park was thwarted. Mbeumo’s wage demands as well as a transfer fee of more than £60 million proved to be too expensive a deal to pursue. The player has since intimated to his representatives that he wants to play for Manchester United.

Mbeumo would have likely been Newcastle’s highest earner if he had signed. That would have inevitably prompted others at the club to ask for parity, sending the wage bill soaring or risk carrying disgruntled players moving forward who resent not being paid the same as new arrivals.

The negotiations with Isak will be difficult but the intention will be to make him the highest earner to reward him for his excellence on Tyneside. Bringing in new players on significantly more money than that before those talks begin is fraught with danger.

Newcastle intend to sign Alexander Isak to an improved deal and cement his status as their highest earner Credit: Getty Images/Serena Taylor

It is thought there will be movement on incomings at St James’ Park later this month with the intention to sign at least two players before the start of pre-season training in July.

On the right side of attack, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo and Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga have been discussed extensively, but as things stand the asking prices are too high for meaningful progress to be made. That could change swiftly but there is only frustration at the moment.

Brighton forward Joao Pedro is another player who has been repeatedly scouted and is seen as a strong potential signing, but there are also concerns about the asking price and the player’s willingness to compete with Isak for a central role.

Pedro’s versatility and his ability to play across the front three is one of the main attractions, but a fee of up to £70 million has been circulated and that would blow a huge chunk of Newcastle’s budget on one player. It has caused pause for thought internally. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike has been tracked for years but the £80 million asking price is putting Newcastle off for now.

Newcastle have baulked at the size of the fee being requested by Brighton for Joao Pedro Credit: PA/Zac Goodwin

James McAtee is a player liked by manager Eddie Howe and could be available for around £25 million. The England Under-21 captain is expected to leave this summer as he is not getting enough first-team football under Pep Guardiola.

West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus is another player the manager and scouting staff are interested in and he is expected to be on the move this summer, but a suitable fee would need to be negotiated.

In defence, the only name in the public domain at the moment is Marc Guehi. Newcastle are still interested in signing the Crystal Palace defender, but are waiting for the asking price to fall for a player who is entering the final year of his contract.

Newcastle value the 25-year-old at around £40 million and are prepared to keep their powder dry to see what happens over the summer and there are likely to be other suitors.

As Telegraph Sport reported, Crystal Palace have explored an ambitious deal for Sporting Lisbon’s Ousmane Diomande – one of the most highly-rated centre-backs in Europe – as a potential successor if Guehi does go.

As ever, there will be other names who are not in the public domain that Newcastle are keeping secret. Some of their biggest transfers, like Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon and Sandro Tonali from AC Milan, were only known about 48 hours before they signed.

 

[Tisd09]

4 hours ago, STM said:

 

It's worth baring in mind that we haven't signed him. I say that because perhaps the financials of it aren't worth it and therefore the club have moved away from him.

 

But let's say we did sign him. The going rate for a good PL striker, who's 24, has room to grow and is looking like seeing out his contract is probably somewhere around 20/25m. In fact I'd argue that's a pretty good deal.

 

We need someone who is useful and someone who our coaches can get their teeth stuck into. At 24, if I didn't work, we'd likely get the bulk of that fee back a couple of years down the line, just as we did with Chris Wood.

I do understand that and if he did sign I'll probably be on the "trust the process" wagon but our transfer policy from the outside looking in seems very narrow minded, given our development over the last few years it can be argued that the narrow minded approach has helped drive our success.

[David Edgar]

1 hour ago, KennyUtd said:

All right Cleatus, calm down. 

 

Racist.