NUFC Transfer Rumours

[SAK]

2 hours ago, gdm said:

SSN doing a run down of each club alphabetically of transfer news. A-M each get news of a player mentioned. Gets to Newcastle and they say Eddie Howe is confident of bringing players in 

 

says it all

Technically we’ve signed four players though three of them are prospects:

 

Anthony Elanga

Park Seung-soo
Antonio Cordero

Vakhtang Salia (When he turns 18 in August).

[BennyBlanco]

6 minutes ago, MagSA said:

We playing in a completely different market than we used to and I suspect we lacking the experience to deal with the characters we encountering now who are likely seasoned super agents and experienced execs. Not every lesson should be learnt the hard way, get some help fast

 

Im surprised that one of the worlds biggest sovereign wealth funds, one with a history of successfully investing in and growing some of the worlds largest brands - has been so fucking naive. 
 

The football world isn’t like the business world - it’s fast paced (especially during the transfer window), it’s more cutthroat and it can swing from jeopardy to jubilation in the space to a week. There needs to be a proper decision maker on the ground who has complete autonomy with it having to defer to Riyadh for every decision. Stavely seemed to have their trust to operate as she saw fit - she needs to be properly replaced. Things just clearly aren’t working.

 

 

Edited July 20, 2025 by BennyBlanco

[AyeDubbleYoo]

One thing we can be sure of is that we will learn and implement whatever we think we need to do to give us the best chance of success. I guess that's what we thought we were doing with Ashworth and then Mitchell. 

[Scoot]

Another week passes by...

[black_n_white]

Still plenty of time to do stuff. Still think there’s a good chance we’ll get someone in by the end of July.

[JonBez comesock]

1 minute ago, black_n_white said:

Still plenty of time to do stuff. Still think there’s a good chance we’ll get someone in by the end of July.

Been saying this from June 1st 😂

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, JonBez comesock said:

Been saying this from June 1st 😂

 

Not liking Elanga?

[MagSA]

6 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

 

Im surprised that one of the worlds biggest sovereign wealth funds, one with a history of successfully investing in and growing some of the worlds largest brands - has been so fucking naive. 
 

The football world isn’t like the business world - it’s fast paced (especially during the transfer window), it’s more cutthroat and it can swing from jeopardy to jubilation in the space to a week. There needs to be a proper decision maker on the ground who has complete autonomy with it having to defer to Riyadh for every decision. Stavely seemed to have their trust to operate as she saw fit - she needs to be properly replaced. Things just clearly aren’t working.

 

 

 

over and above your points above its crazy that we only figuring out much later that players would prefer another club/city. We lacking in the dark arts of transfers at this level. how to circumvent tapping up rules, how to use the media and the 'for hire' social media twats to our advantage.

 

We trying to play with a straight bat in a limited overs game when the run rate is against us.

[The Prophet]

Sounds like he might after done some actual journalism, LFEE in dreamland.

[JT24]

Just now, The Prophet said:

Sounds like he might after done some actual journalism, LFEE in dreamland.

Losing a fight against indykalia in the comments too. Never change, Luke. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

Sounds like he might after done some actual journalism, LFEE in dreamland.

 

The word attempt has never done so much work. 

[cubaricho]

5 hours ago, Decky said:

It doesn't help that these top six bastards hijack every transfer we're trying to make. If we get a run at someone without them sticking their nose in we'll get them.

 

 

 

As soon as we go after them their shitty fucking agents start throwing their name around with a price tag and that’s when these clubs start circling. It’s fucking exhausting. 

[Mattoon]

3 hours ago, cubaricho said:

As soon as we go after them their shitty fucking agents start throwing their name around with a price tag and that’s when these clubs start circling. It’s fucking exhausting. 

 

It's starting to feel like some of these players aren't even wanted by them lot, they just don't want us to have them and they don't have PSR limitations to contend with so can buy £50-60m players to warm their benches.

[r0cafella]

3 hours ago, cubaricho said:

As soon as we go after them their shitty fucking agents start throwing their name around with a price tag and that’s when these clubs start circling. It’s fucking exhausting. 

I don't knock the agents personally. They are acting in the interest of the client and trying to secure the best deal possible for both themselves and client. 

 

We've tried to shop in the wrong stores and come back with just one signing unfortunately 

 

Pressure is obviously massive now for all involved. 

 

Lol at the Geordie journos for blaming the ghost of Paul mitchell

[r0cafella]

4 minutes ago, Mattoon said:

 

It's starting to feel like some of these players aren't even wanted by them lot, they just don't want us to have them and they don't have PSR limitations to contend with so can buy £50-60m players to warm their benches.

Nah, this isn't the case. Like us clubs have a list of players for each position. Obviously Isak was 1 for Liverpool but it appears they aren't able to do a deal at a price they want so they moved on to 2 Ekitike. 

 

This is all likely driven by Jotas demise and then wanting rid of Nunez. 

[Sibierski]

8 hours ago, RobsonsWonderland said:

So what day next week will we get the next transfer done?

 

I'm going for

 

Wednesday 

CM / CAM

Europe

35 million

Monday - Nothing

Tuesday - Trafford joins Man City

Wednesday - Nothing

Thursday - 10:45am Bid made for a CB, 10:50am bid rejected, 10:55am we’re considering making 2nd offer

Friday - Nothing

Saturday - Nothing

Sunday - Eddie Howe frustrated post match press conference that the summer upheaval has held us back in transfer, he’s hopeful deals can be made before Sela Cup.

 

 

Edited July 21, 2025 by Sibierski

[TRon]

18 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

I don't knock the agents personally. They are acting in the interest of the client and trying to secure the best deal possible for both themselves and client. 

 

We've tried to shop in the wrong stores and come back with just one signing unfortunately 

 

Pressure is obviously massive now for all involved. 

 

Lol at the Geordie journos for blaming the ghost of Paul mitchell

 

 

Hard to come to any other conclusion. What makes it worse is that we saw this last summer as well with Guehi where it felt like we were just chasing shadows while the likes of Liverpool have just bided their time and if they want him, will just move in when they need to and get it done.

 

 

[r0cafella]

8 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

Hard to come to any other conclusion. What makes it worse is that we saw this last summer as well with Guehi where it felt like we were just chasing shadows while the likes of Liverpool have just bided their time and if they want him, will just move in when they need to and get it done.

 

 

Guehi last summer was text book wrong store buying. 

 

So many good centre halves have transferred for much less than that pursuit. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

10 hours ago, Decky said:

It doesn't help that these top six bastards hijack every transfer we're trying to make. If we get a run at someone without them sticking their nose in we'll get them.

 

 

 

Maybe we need to be doing similar with mid table teams. Hire an ex MI6 operator or two! 

[Memphis]

https://archive.ph/TGOGd

 

There's Luke Edwards' article. 

 

Nothing we haven't already discussed. We are trying for top players without being able to offer top wages etc. 

[JT24]

6 minutes ago, Memphis said:

https://archive.ph/TGOGd

 

There's Luke Edwards' article. 

 

Nothing we haven't already discussed. We are trying for top players without being able to offer top wages etc. 

Feels like the kind of article you can justify at the end of a summer transfer window, would be very Newcastle to go and sign a few good players now. 

[BennyBlanco]

Needs to be some sort of movement (players in!🙈) this week or I can see Howe having a serious think about wether or not he’s getting the proper support (he currently isn’t).

[timeEd32]

If the parts about tilting back to our former direction (looking for potential) and Isak are from solid sources then both are good news.

 

Hard to describe our initial approach to the window as anything but flawed or naive.

[r0cafella]

3 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

Needs to be some sort of movement (players in!🙈) this week or I can see Howe having a serious think about wether or not he’s getting the proper support (he currently isn’t).

I've seen this line repeated a lot about Eddie not being supported but I'm struggling to understand the point? 

 

Not being supported as in he's having to get his hands dirty when it comes to transfers? Or not being supported as I've we haven't spent up to psr limit every time?

[TRon]

3 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

Needs to be some sort of movement (players in!🙈) this week or I can see Howe having a serious think about wether or not he’s getting the proper support (he currently isn’t).

 

If he's not getting the proper support it's down to Eales IMO. If Howe and Mitchell wasn't going to work, Eales should have got shot of Mitchell earlier and got someone else who could deal with transfers. If Eales wasn't up to doing this due to health issues then he should have stepped down and someone else appointed even as an interim measure.