NUFC Transfer Rumours

[relámpago blanco]

3 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

Why are we so hard on for throwing money at Wissa? Like say it’s £35m+ for a 29 year old as season starts  It’s absolutely not us. Would be totally awful deal considering we have priorities elsewhere and a 2nd/3rd choice striker can be obtained for a hell lot less.

Where?  Name one.

 

Isak cant play 90 minutes a game for 60 games.  We need someone who can come on and not have a massive drop off.

 

 

Edited July 8, 2025 by relámpago blanco

[gbandit]

Just now, Kimbo said:

The Wissa and Watkins links have got me believing in the smokescreen theory. There’s no way we’re after those two IMO.

Agreed, non starter

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

14 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said:

You're a greasy Spaniard and idolise the high line.

 

[Pilko]

Would be really excited about Wissa, think he's a really good all-round PL striker, brings a bit of all the key attributes you'd want.

[LFEE]

The talk about the Fulham lad went very quiet. Wonder if he could be getting looked at again. Maybe not versatile enough?

 

 

Edited July 8, 2025 by LFEE

[JT24]

Probably full of non-updates

[Miggys First Goal]

Newcastle’s “smart” sale of Sean Longstaff to Leeds United for £12m would “cover off” the statement signing of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest in PSR terms, enabling them to add a midfielder to their summer wish-list.

 

The Magpies have made their first breakthrough of the transfer window with a £55m move for Elanga and are believed to be progressing on other deals.

 

The Sweden winger landed on Tyneside on Tuesday afternoon to end Eddie Howe’s 18-month search for a right-sided forward – and inject further pace into an attack that will be spearheaded by Elanga’s compatriot Alexander Isak next season.

 

With speed in transition, physical presence and Premier League experience, he looks like the perfect fit for Howe’s preferred system and insiders believe he is the right age to improve under a manager who has a habit of squeezing improvement out of new signings.

 

But that headline signing is only part of the story at St James’ Park. Longstaff’s potential move to Leeds – interest having been first revealed by The i Paper back in April – would be a huge fillip for the club’s recruitment plans, even if the fee appears on the skinny side for a player with nearly 200 Premier League appearances.

 

“If the Longstaff sale happens it’s actually a superb bit of business for Newcastle in their position,” Professor Rob Wilson, a football finance expert and programme director at the University Campus of Football Business, tells The i Paper.

 

“As an academy product Longstaff would represent ‘pure profit’ for profitability and sustainability rules purposes so that adds another £10m onto their PSR calculations. Given the way amortisation works that’s enabling you to buy a £50m player on a five-year contract.

 

“In laymen’s terms they’ve paid for the first year’s amortisation charge for Anthony Elanga in the blink of an eye. Selling Longstaff – even at that price – would mean their PSR ‘headroom’ is untouched and they can continue to invest in the squad. If they had £150m to spend before these two deals, they would still have that.

 

“For a club like Newcastle, who need to watch their PSR situation and have been clear that it is influencing their thinking, it’s so important to have a player trading model and this would appear to be part of that.”

 

Sources have once again told The i Paper that player trading is “absolutely pivotal” to Newcastle’s plans for the summer. While completing a deal for James Trafford remains at the top of the club’s agenda – further talks have been held this week – they are also looking to bring in a forward and centre-back.

 

There is also the possibility of adding another midfielder to the squad to replace the experience of Longstaff, although the intention will be for Lewis Miley to get more minutes next season. The academy graduate is understood to be restless to get more opportunities after injuries partly limited his playing time last season.

 

While Crystal Palace are among his admirers, Newcastle do not want to sell Miley and the potential departure of Longstaff would eliminate any pressing PSR issues.

 

The Longstaff deal is not done yet, it’s worth stressing. While Newcastle are minded to agree the deal, there is still work to do on the player’s side. But Leeds see signing an experienced Premier League player at that fee as a great deal. Everton had shown an interest but are now looking elsewhere.

 

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is also back on Newcastle’s radar, with the striker’s representatives having held talks with the club last week as they look to drum up interest in the former England international. But sources sought to play down the idea that he is prominent in Newcastle’s recruitment thinking at the moment, suggesting that despite Howe’s admiration for the striker Calvert-Lewin is just an “option” who might be returned to later in the transfer window.

 

Newcastle want a forward who can both play with Isak and is also prepared to compete with him for a first team berth. The smart money, though, is that they sign a younger player with the versatility to play in other positions. Joao Pedro, their first choice for that role, signed for Chelsea and they may now cast the net overseas for an alternative.

[gbandit]

Thanks Mark, he’s cut through the shit and delivered some juicy details there

[toontownman]

10 minutes ago, Pilko said:

Would be really excited about Wissa, think he's a really good all-round PL striker, brings a bit of all the key attributes you'd want.

Can play all across the front line too. A year out of contract expiry 40-50m seems reasonable. Not sure they will take that like!

 

Also, while I get the not wanting to come and not be the top striker thought I dont buy it.

 

A) it was widely reported we would be adjusting formation to play two upto if Pedro came, there would at least be that flexibility in games.

 

B) We have so many games, its the same in midfield and potentially bringing in another there. There is no question everyone gets minutes with the amount of games, rotation and injuries. 

 

C) Potential players not coming here as they are worried playing second fiddle is rare loser mentality (especially for forwards) most players bet on themselves to be that person and become the main main. We are in CL and only going one direction long term.

[SUPERTOON]

If we have any interest in Wissa, we may want to move quickly before they sell Mbeumo.

[LionOfGosforth]

2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

If we have any interest in Wissa, we may want to move quickly before they sell Mbeumo.

 

I spy a flaw in this plan

[KingArthur]

We are not getting Wissa, and he wouldn't come as a 2nd choice.

[GeordieDazzler]

1 minute ago, KingArthur said:

We are not getting Wissa, and he wouldn't come as a 2nd choice.

Is he getting signed as first choice by a CL side? I think he’d 100% be tempted to come here. He’ll play plenty. 

[Stottie]

I do not see other CL clubs going in for Wissa. I doubt he's on big money at Brentford, so moving means pay day. Baziilions of players join Chelsea without being first choice.

 

It doesn't have to be Wissa, but we can do better on PSR terms if we sign a player who is likely to go to Saudi, letting us recoup a fee that way.

Almiron not going set us back replacing him by two or more transfer windows. Had Wilson been up for it, we could have got a fee for him too.

 

[Thumbheed]

We're trying to lower the age of our squad and have exclusively signed young players with the potential to grown or experienced senior players at lower costs. 

 

We are not signing Watkins or Wissa. 

[KDT]

Wissa would be class

[SteV]

20 minutes ago, KingArthur said:

We are not getting Wissa, and he wouldn't come as a 2nd choice.

I actually think he may do.

 

But I also think it’s unlikely Brentford sell, given all the other players they’ve lost.

[KingArthur]

49 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said:

Is he getting signed as first choice by a CL side? I think he’d 100% be tempted to come here. He’ll play plenty. 

Still, I would say he gets a better wage from somewhere else and a bigger role.

But I doubt Brentford sell him anyway.

[kingxlnc]

Its been a few years since the Saudi league went crazy with signings. Some of those early guys might want to come back to Europe. 

 

Possible CMs - Ruben Neves or Frank Kessie, Milenkovic-Savic, Brozovic

 

STs - Mitrovic, Toney, Mane, Marcus Leonardo

 

 

[Dokko]

Would be happy for mitrovic here for 2 or 3 seasons as an alternative to isak and or playing alongside him. 

[SteV]

7 minutes ago, KingArthur said:

Still, I would say he gets a better wage from somewhere else and a bigger role.

But I doubt Brentford sell him anyway.

Only realistic option would be Spurs I think. Could say Man Utd, be I doubt they’d go for him.

 

But agree, unlikely Brentford sell.

[UncleBingo]

5 minutes ago, Dokko said:

Would be happy for mitrovic here for 2 or 3 seasons as an alternative to isak and or playing alongside him. 

No.

[midds]

I think we need to be quit flexible with who we go for as the players we currently have are good enough to play in a few different positions. If we bought another class DM then I think we could get away with playing Bruno as an AM/10 just behind Isak. It may not be a role he's played often but he's good enough to pull it off. Another example could be signing a target-man CF and dropping Isak himself back 15 yards into that position to link things up - again I know it's not something he does often but he's good enough to do that job. It's about versatility and adaptability within the squad. The dream is to name an XI that could change formation completely within a game without making a single sub and still be effective

[Dokko]

7 minutes ago, UncleBingo said:

No.

 

Riviting exchange. Must do it again sometime. 👍

[Sibierski]

1 hour ago, relámpago blanco said:

Where?  Name one.

 

Isak cant play 90 minutes a game for 60 games.  We need someone who can come on and not have a massive drop off.

 

 

 

 

Barry is cheaper at £27.5m moving to Everton, with plenty upsale.

 

Would rather take one of the many free strikers as an alternative, or even get another young winger and have Elanga play the emergency striker role. There's many different options then paying peak value for someone who's near 29 and won't be a starter and can only play one position.