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3 minutes ago, Ben said:

The fucks Suds doing like !!

Completing a no-hit run of all the Souls games back-to-back while cosplaying as a medieval dwarf doesn’t happen by just wishing it to happen. Suds puts the time in for results 

 

 

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42 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said:


Would say so if we were depleted on the wings, but we’ve got 4 fit bodies with Murphy to come back. He’ll work out well for someone elsewhere IMO, but not a move we need to make. 

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8 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

Hope writing something about Howes wishlist for the summer. Anyone?

 

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At centre back, primarily. Fabian Schar is out until April at least after damaging ankle ligaments. Meetings have taken place this week, some of them in Paris, and I’m told there has been a slight upturn in the hopes of a deal happening before Monday’s deadline. 

 

Last week, the word was that the odds were low, despite the best efforts of the recruitment team. However, the chances of an incoming are now rated at 50-50 by some, and it was interesting to note both sporting director Ross Wilson and first-team recruitment lead Andy Howe present in Paris.

 

Newcastle are trying - and will continue to do so over the weekend - but with a pot of around £20-25m said to be the preferred budget for this month, the deal would have to be right and for a player they see having a long-term future, not just a stop-gap.

 

 

3. Which players are they targeting, for now or the summer? 

 

One name mentioned to me this week has been centre back Odilon Kossounou of Atalanta, although he is not thought to be a live target. 

 

The 25-year-old was scouted extensively during his time at Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle have watched him in Serie A, where he has been for 18 months now. It is maybe one to keep an eye on approaching the summer. They have also watched Honest Ahanor, his 17-year-old team-mate. The Nigerian is admired by most of Europe’s top clubs and Newcastle have been among those keeping tabs.

 

I understand the Magpies have also scouted Genoa’s Brooke Norton-Cuffy, the England Under-21 right back, and Tiago Gabriel, the 21-year-old Portuguese centre back who plays for Lecce. Dayan Methalie, the 19-year-old Toulouse defender, was a player they were ready to make a move for this month, but he is still sidelined with a knee injury.

 

Newcastle have been offered the chance to sign free agent Kurt Zouma, formerly of West Ham, but they will not pursue that option.

 

5. What should we expect in the summer? 

 

Despite spending £124m on Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa as replacement for £125m Alexander Isak, Newcastle must decide what to do at centre forward. The position remains a concern and it would be a bold move for change, but don’t rule it out.

 

Interest in AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit will be revived. It was hoped a deal could be pushed through this month, but the information received at the start of the window was that it would take a fee approaching £50m to sign the 19-year-old now. 

 

There is stiff competition, but Newcastle would likely pitch a move to Tyneside as a potential next step towards Real Madrid, which is where the player is thought to prefer in the long term.

 

A new goalkeeper and defenders across the back four are also on the medium-term wish-list.

 

 

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2 hours ago, BeloEmre said:

Five days until the transfer window closes and it’s 22 hours since the last post in this thread. Happy days 🤣

when does the window close? 

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1 hour ago, QBG said:

 

 

One name mentioned to me this week has been centre back Odilon Kossounou of Atalanta, although he is not thought to be a live target.

I'd rather not have him if hes dead.

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50/50 on a new signing doesn't sound too bad considering the lack of rumours. Still badly feel we need someone in.

Even the "new" formation last night required all but 1 of our currently fit senior defenders. 

Hall, thiaw and botman having to go again and again is a dangerous game with no short or medium term relief. 

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1 minute ago, nufcjmc said:

50/50 on a new signing doesn't sound too bad considering the lack of rumours. Still badly feel we need someone in.

Even the "new" formation last night required all but 1 of our currently fit senior defenders. 

Hall, thiaw and botman having to go again and again is a dangerous game with no short or medium term relief. 

 

Yeah, we all want different formations and maybe Eddie does too. But we currently have 3 CBs and if we play all of them we have only one LB. We only have one RB right now without impacting our CM options. And if we play Woltemade and Wissa together then they we don't have a rested striker. 

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So sounds like in the summer - new gk, new R CB, new RB as back up and potentially a new striker. You’d imagine an attacking midfielder too and all this before any departures (? Tino, Tinali, Schar, Trippier, Willock)  

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