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This from the Chronicle... Rafa Benitez still wants to add FOUR new players to his squad before deadline day. It is understood that the Newcastle United boss has made his concerns crystal clear to managing director Lee Charnley after handing a wanted list to the hierarchy in the last few days. Benitez immediately flagged up that a new centre-back was needed following the injury to Florian Lejeunewhile his wish-list also contained left-back targets - including Ajax’s Nicolas Tagliafico - and both a striker and a new number 10. However, Benitez has been told he must continue to cut his cloth accordingly and that only a limited spending pot is available during the rest of the window.

It's much less than 3 weeks mate the window closes next Thursday August 9th. I'm fairly certain Rafa would have a good case given Ashley's past history regarding Keegan, were he was proved to be a liar in court.

£42 million sales so far Chancel Mbemba (£6m) Mikel Merino (£10m) Jack Colback loan (free transfer) Aleksandar Mitrovic (£22m) Matz Sels (£4m) £7m buys (so far…) Fabian Schar (£3m) Kenedy (loan) Ki Sung-yueng (free transfer) Martin Dubravka ( £4m ) £35 m Net

House Of Fraser have asked Ashley for an emergency £50 million loan to stop them collapsing.

Sky confirming Mitrovic to Fulham for £22 million rising to £27 million with add-ons

Yeah

Noelle the fee that's being quoted is £22 million it could possibly be £27 million with add ons

So how much are we looking at in incoming & outgoings this window so far ?

I hope your right i guess we'll soon see less than a fortnight to the Spurs games

Rondon's stats are very similar to Gayle's last season Gayle 35 appearances for 6 goals Rondon 36 appearances for 7 goals

Ashley will be on Sky any day now telling us the club is penniless. How the nasty jawdee fans expect to much, & that he's really tried his best to sell the club.

Rafa on the sale of Mitrovic He told ChronicleLive: “I don’t know the numbers or I don’t control the accounts, but I think if you do the maths we have enough money.”

Excellent work by the Ashleyout.com group this needs snowballing now

Ashley will have the final say, it'll be £45 million on the last day of the window. I wouldn't be surprised if Rafa's told Lascelle's "if you get a chance to get away take it because there's bugger all happening here"

The blokes doing his hardest to get the very best he can for the club only to be undermined at every turn. I know he's a professional but even he must be fast approaching the point were he says to himself "is it worth it"

I'd imagine right now Rafa's putting on a brave face but inside he's seething.

He can only do it so many times though, he's trying to build a survival team now not a competitive team

We're in Rafa's 5th & 6th choices territory now trying to sign what he needs not what he wants

That's right

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/sport/2018/07/if-rafa-goes-we-go-can-fans-really-change-way-football-club-run "In the 14 years prior to Ashley’s arrival, it is worth noting, Newcastle finished in the Premier League’s top seven on eight occasions, "

We need a proper proven goalscorer

Matt Sels selt to RC Srasburg for £4 million

I know it won't happen but there should be a boycott of the Spurs game our first televised home game of the season Sky wouldn't like it.

Happy Face's letter to Ashley https://www.themag.co.uk/2018/07/a-letter-to-mike-ashley-on-why-i-go-if-rafa-goes-newcastle-united/