NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Parsley]

Would rather persevere with our current options - particularly Osula - than sign Delap. I don't think he's a bad player but he doesn't move the needle nearly enough for what he would cost and we have more pressing priorities. 

[Slim]

Know all rumors but why would delap be worth 10 million more after that stinker of a season at Chelsea ha

[KaKa]

Delap will go to Everton and he'll do very well there.

 

Hopefully our Newcastle striker options also come good.

[healthyaddiction]

6 minutes ago, Slim said:

Know all rumors but why would delap be worth 10 million more after that stinker of a season at Chelsea ha

To be fair, they bought him because of a relegation release clause, which at the time looked like a steal.

[The Prophet]

From todays Daily Mail article on Tonali"

 

"Newcastle United are rekindling their long-standing interest in Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit as they prepare for Sandro Tonali's departure, with Tottenham poised to make an improved offer for the Italian after having their opening £75m bid rejected.

 

Eddie Howe's recruitment staff have been working through a number of options to strengthen their midfield and AZ Alkmaar's Smit is one they admire greatly.

 

Competition has been fierce for the 20-year-old but, after Smit missed out on a place in Ronald Koeman's Netherlands World Cup squad, Newcastle hope they can tempt him with the prospect of regular first-team football in the Premier League."

[Vaj]

3 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

From todays Daily Mail article on Tonali"

 

"Newcastle United are rekindling their long-standing interest in Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit as they prepare for Sandro Tonali's departure, with Tottenham poised to make an improved offer for the Italian after having their opening £75m bid rejected.

 

Eddie Howe's recruitment staff have been working through a number of options to strengthen their midfield and AZ Alkmaar's Smit is one they admire greatly.

 

Competition has been fierce for the 20-year-old but, after Smit missed out on a place in Ronald Koeman's Netherlands World Cup squad, Newcastle hope they can tempt him with the prospect of regular first-team football in the Premier League."

I know nothing about him other than how highly rated he is. Feel like this is one where we may well go for but get trumped by a bigger team.

 

From memory one of the places he was heavily linked with was Real Madrid though and now that they have Mourinho maybe they are not as interested. Could be the time to bid for him and see what happens. 

[nufcjmc]

They go on to mention a fee of 60m unless that's based on jan window hype would surely be too much for us at that sort of fee. 

[Fak]

7 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

From todays Daily Mail article on Tonali"

 

"Newcastle United are rekindling their long-standing interest in Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit as they prepare for Sandro Tonali's departure, with Tottenham poised to make an improved offer for the Italian after having their opening £75m bid rejected.

 

Eddie Howe's recruitment staff have been working through a number of options to strengthen their midfield and AZ Alkmaar's Smit is one they admire greatly.

 

Competition has been fierce for the 20-year-old but, after Smit missed out on a place in Ronald Koeman's Netherlands World Cup squad, Newcastle hope they can tempt him with the prospect of regular first-team football in the Premier League."

 

@Minhosa did say we were guaranteed to sign him this week.

[Kid Icarus]

It's definitely a rumour that has legs. Look

 

 

[lovejoy]

25 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

From todays Daily Mail article on Tonali"

 

"Newcastle United are rekindling their long-standing interest in Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit as they prepare for Sandro Tonali's departure, with Tottenham poised to make an improved offer for the Italian after having their opening £75m bid rejected.

 

Eddie Howe's recruitment staff have been working through a number of options to strengthen their midfield and AZ Alkmaar's Smit is one they admire greatly.

 

Competition has been fierce for the 20-year-old but, after Smit missed out on a place in Ronald Koeman's Netherlands World Cup squad, Newcastle hope they can tempt him with the prospect of regular first-team football in the Premier League."

Someone said the other day @Minhosa perhaps? That they have a hunch we’ll get him.

 

I think it could be spot on.

[Viana]

27 minutes ago, nufcjmc said:

They go on to mention a fee of 60m unless that's based on jan window hype would surely be too much for us at that sort of fee. 

He's done very little since January. One goal, one assist, and a knock he's been managing. 

 

They'll be lucky to get half that 60m, and I say this as someone who thought I was looking at a De Bruyne regen when I first saw him. 

[nufcjmc]

4 minutes ago, Viana said:

He's done very little since January. One goal, one assist, and a knock he's been managing. 

 

They'll be lucky to get half that 60m, and I say this as someone who thought I was looking at a De Bruyne regen when I first saw him. 

unfortunately I wish I had your confidence the hype may have died down since Jan and from what you are saying hes not continued his form into the second part of the season but "hot prospects" are what many will still be willing to pay a premium for which will drive up the price. You know as soon as we try a 35/40m bid its going to either be loudly declined or advertised as an opening offer looking to attract other interested parties. 

 

[STM]

Could say it was our destiny or fate to lose out on Kees Smit.

[Menace]

Dutch midfielders are a bit of a mixed bag in the EPL ain't they?

[KennyUtd]

18 minutes ago, STM said:

Could say it was our destiny or fate to lose out on Kees Smit.

A strong 8/10 mate 👏

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by KennyUtd

[Moose]

52 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

From todays Daily Mail article on Tonali"

 

"Newcastle United are rekindling their long-standing interest in Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit as they prepare for Sandro Tonali's departure, with Tottenham poised to make an improved offer for the Italian after having their opening £75m bid rejected.

 

Eddie Howe's recruitment staff have been working through a number of options to strengthen their midfield and AZ Alkmaar's Smit is one they admire greatly.

 

Competition has been fierce for the 20-year-old but, after Smit missed out on a place in Ronald Koeman's Netherlands World Cup squad, Newcastle hope they can tempt him with the prospect of regular first-team football in the Premier League."

 

I'm sorry lads, but I just can't get excited for Kees Smit. Not because I don't rate him, but because it is the most obvious cartel hijack of all time if we got to the stage where the deal would be all but complete. I've seen this movie too many times.

 

Whoever would hijack it probably wouldn't even play him that much.

[r0cafella]

50 minutes ago, nufcjmc said:

They go on to mention a fee of 60m unless that's based on jan window hype would surely be too much for us at that sort of fee. 

Better be sure if we want to pay 60m for a eredevise player. Seems way too much. 

[STM]

6 minutes ago, KennyUtd said:

A strong 7/10 mate 👏

 

I thank you 

[KennyUtd]

3 minutes ago, STM said:

 

I thank you 

Changed it to an 8. Gets better the more you read it. 😃

[Jaqen]

Smit links are exciting either way. Would love to sign that profile of midfielder even if it's not him. 

[nufcjmc]

7 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Better be sure if we want to pay 60m for a eredevise player. Seems way too much. 

Even if we got 90/100m for Tonali I cannot see us spending that much on a non striker. Might turn out to be a false economy if he's class but my guess is the Tonali fee gets us 2 or maybe even 3 players in. 

 

Could of course be either a load of shite or the fee is more modest. 

 

It could also mean we return to the young prospects we were rumoured to be looking at in the Jan I think the other one No Hope mentioned was Kevin Danois? 

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, nufcjmc said:

Even if we got 90/100m for Tonali I cannot see us spending that much on a non striker. Might turn out to be a false economy if he's class but my guess is the Tonali fee gets us 2 or maybe even 3 players in. 

 

Could of course be either a load of shite or the fee is more modest. 

 

It could also mean we return to the young prospects we were rumoured to be looking at in the Jan I think the other one No Hope mentioned was Kevin Danois? 

The price is crazy I also don't see how his profile counts as a Tonali replacement. 

[nufcjmc]

3 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

The price is crazy I also don't see how his profile counts as a Tonali replacement. 

I am not against spending a good chunk on something that either works with who we plan to go forward with in midfield (so might not be a like for like Tonali replacement) or spending a good chunk of the money on that new signing. 

 

A hot prospect at that sort of fee sounds like a big gamble but as I keep saying the fee may be a load of shite if he was sub 40m you could make a case as it feels like these days 30/40m is the new/old 10/15m punts used to be back in the day its not financially restrictive for a lot of clubs now meaning more competition. 

[Toon No9]

Kees Smit is an exiting prospect.

But I'm sure bigger clubs will come in for him.

 

More realistic I would say is the two swedes mentioned Ayari and Bergvall. Being from Sweden myself I'd choose Ayari if it should stand between them.

[Mikky]

21 minutes ago, Toon No9 said:

Kees Smit is an exiting prospect.

But I'm sure bigger clubs will come in for him.

 

More realistic I would say is the two swedes mentioned Ayari and Bergvall. Being from Sweden myself I'd choose Ayari if it should stand between them.

There’s only Liverpool maybe as a destination for Smit but I don’t see where he fits 

 

Mourinho isn’t touching him - Barca will sign a 9 - PSG don’t need him 

 

I think we have a genuine chance at the 35m to 40m mark