Inu Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 Didn’t Como agree a fee with Milan and he rejected them? And that fee was around €25 million? Why did we pay 40? Saudi tax? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 Just now, Inu said: Didn’t Como agree a fee with Milan and he rejected them? And that fee was around €25 million? Why did we pay 40? Saudi tax? Changed manager since then, new manager wanted to keep him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 The majority of their fanbase were laughing that we overpaid for Tonali, too. He was their worst midfielder apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 16 minutes ago, gdm said: Genuinely hope he proves him wrong Heard all this with Isak too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 With all due respect I'm not that fussed about the option of a unknown on twitter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 3 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: Changed manager since then, new manager wanted to keep him We should still have moved before the change of manager though, I don't understand why we waited once the deal was agreed with Como. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 4 minutes ago, nemtizz said: The majority of their fanbase were laughing that we overpaid for Tonali, too. He was their worst midfielder apparently. Literally no one serious said this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 2 minutes ago, Elliottman said: Heard all this with Isak too And Gordon, and Hall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 Just now, Menace said: Literally no one serious said this 'Literally' a bunch of them did. "Bennacer was the heart of their midfield" who has now been sent out on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 5 minutes ago, Elliottman said: Heard all this with Isak too Was just gonna say, mind the la liga commentator or pundit said we’d over paid for him and said he wasn’t very good then after his first season he went on radio Newcastle and doubled down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 If by twitter trolls from Bangladesh then fair enough. Anyone who watched Serie A would tell you that Tonali was a hell of a signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 21 minutes ago, JT24 said: 🔜 So has he flown back to Milan from Dublin last night, to then fly back over here from Milan today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 Only watched bits and pieces of highlight reels. As I don’t think he played at SJP when I went (I was pissed and I can’t remember) and I thought Tomori was the standout defender at the San Siro. From what I have seen. He is really aggressive at closing the space to the attacker on the half turn. Howe loves this from his CB’s. Botman is great at it and Burn and Schar regularly do it too. Often pushing right up into the other team’s half. You can get embarrassed doing it, if you get rolled. As Burn and Schar showed a few times last season. But I think it is a risk v reward tactic we go with and it’s great that he seems comfortable doing this already. Thiaw looks athletic enough and has a big enough frame to bother attackers physically and nick the ball if they’re playing on the turn. A bonus that he is comfortable on the ball and can play either side and off either foot, too. As we do lack incisive passing from the back 5, at times. Especially from Pope (no shit ), Tino and Burn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 10 hours ago, Kanj said: we’re buying Thiaw. Deal is a deal, carbonara in the toon. Dm me so we can sort this out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 1 minute ago, SteV said: So has he flown back to Milan from Dublin last night, to then fly back over here from Milan today? Ryanair flight was only £9, but by the time he wanted to take a carryon it was going to cost us another £40m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 2 minutes ago, SteV said: So has he flown back to Milan from Dublin last night, to then fly back over here from Milan today? Went Milan to London, London to Milan, Milan to Newcastle. Fuck the environment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 13 minutes ago, David Edgar said: With all due respect I'm not that fussed about the option of an unknown on twitter. He’s not an unknown on twitter he covers serie A for CBS & ESPN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 30 minutes ago, gdm said: Genuinely hope he proves him wrong Having digs at us attracts lots of likes on Twitter at the moment, fans of the sky six enjoying the pile on. Up to the club and players to prove people like this wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola14 Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 like when that nonce Ballague kept telling everyone we overpaid for Isak 'The Salt Bae effect' - Is Isak worth £60m? - https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c4n9gjl0kyko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 4 minutes ago, Ginola14 said: like when that nonce Ballague kept telling everyone we overpaid for Isak 'The Salt Bae effect' - Is Isak worth £60m? - https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c4n9gjl0kyko That is such a mental article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 5 minutes ago, Ginola14 said: like when that nonce Ballague kept telling everyone we overpaid for Isak 'The Salt Bae effect' - Is Isak worth £60m? - https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c4n9gjl0kyko My God Balague told BBC Radio 5 Live's Euro Leagues podcast: "What a deal. Everyone is amazed. "We knew of the interest of Newcastle towards Isak. It makes sense in the way that Eddie Howe wants to run the team. This is a guy that is very fast, drives well with the ball, not the greatest finisher – he only scored six last season – but there is the potential there. "I’m not sure you pay £60m for a potential player, but in any case it’s one of those. If you’ve got the money, why not? "I don’t think he is worth that money, but he had a buyout clause. Of course Isak trebles his wages, so there wasn’t going to be any doubt from him." Kristof Terreur added: "It’s what I call the Salt Bae effect. "Everyone knows the famous chef who puts the salt on the steaks. He has a restaurant in Turkey where you can eat the same steak for 50 euros or for 60 euros, but in London you pay 900 euros. "The Premier League is the same. You pay 60m euros for a player that another team might have paid 25m for in Europe." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 8 minutes ago, gdm said: He’s not an unknown on twitter he covers serie A for CBS & ESPN. Like an Italian Robbie Savage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMal Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 Give a shit what anyone thinks, Eddie wants him, we need centre half's, €40m in today's game is fuck all, looking forward to see what he can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 I'm convinced he's going to do well purely based on what our latest Milan friend said. Has all the physical tools but lacks concentration and needs a leader alongside him. Italy historically has been significantly more tactical and mental (I assume that's still the case?) and he should be able to leverage the physical tools a lot more in England. A lot of the time players are dependent on their environment, there's the outliers that do well regardless of where they go but most footballers need to be in the right place at the right time. I haven't seen anything but I find it hard to believe a team that won a trophy and qualified for the CL would have leadership issues. Based on the interviews I've seen regarding Isak the manager is very obviously a leader so that part shouldn't be a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonAbroad Posted August 10, 2025 Share Posted August 10, 2025 33 minutes ago, JT24 said: Went Milan to London, London to Milan, Milan to Newcastle. Fuck the environment. Probably more so he can get his things from Milan and not need to leave Newcastle after the medical and signing takes place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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