Polarboy

The option to buy is mandatory for Ekitike, so that makes a lot more sense if he's not in their plans and they need cash for other deals. Or rather it was a loan with an obligation to buy.

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/allan-saint-maximin-exit-newcastle-sellers-man-city-2389470 Mark Douglas basically saying that if we don't get what we want in terms of transfer fee he'll likely stay, and given that a few teams have been put off by the 40m valuation the odds are still in favour of him staying. Us qualifying for the Champions League has made it more likely he'll stay given we'll need bodies, and we don't have to sell at what we think would be an undervaluation with the extra money from qualification. Gloom and Admirer might be able to cancel the petition that was being sent to Westminster 😂👍

RMC in France are saying that PSG might try and flog us Ekitike 😂 He's still on loan to them so they'd have to trigger a 30m clause to buy him and then presumably flog. If any of that is true you'd assume they'd at least want a bit more than their money back, otherwise it would make little sense. Sounds a bit odd, so file this under most likely nonsense. I mean unless they get say 5m, perhaps more with performance related add ons, out of it and add in a sell on fee or whatever to make the hassle worth their while. I know some would resent him coming given he messed us about a bit, or at least it seemed that way, but I personally wouldn't hold a grudge against a young French kid choosing PSG over us, especially given where we were in the league at the time. He could be the perfect replacement for ASM if he's on his way, and he can play as a centre forward as well. Reading the article again I think it's more a case of him probably being available and us having had previous interest, as opposed to PSG having contacted us, or us having contacted them. So people are obviously attempting to add two and two but it might yet turn out to be five.

Yeah the general point is correct, but unfortunately in the case of Veiga there seems to be weight behind the links. Some ITK journos have said they're favourites, and the Telegraph have said we're not in for him. Then again Romano is reporting that Liverpool are looking to speak to both Manu Koné and Khephren Thuram's agents, so again you'd think it unlikely they'd sign four midfielders this window even if they were light there last season. Maybe it's a case of one or the other between Kone and Thuram given they can both play as a six, but then again neither are one dimensional given they can play other positions.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-newcastle-united-agree-to-sign-mills-after-bid-accepted-sources/ We've supposedly agreed a 200 grand fee for a young winger off Port Vale. It is Football Insider but lying about a league one accusation for 200 grand seems unlikely. 200,000 for a 14 year old, so they must think he's half decent.

People in the comments are saying that clip is from January. Although I suppose if they were interested then they might still be interested now. Saying that Leao just signed a new contract and plays the same position. Italian teams don't exactly have the same money as PL teams in terms of paying tens of millions for players who aren't starting.

I somewhat hope he leaves the PL, if as seems likely that insta message was a goodbye, so he doesn't have his inevitable worldy games against us twice a season, but if we're going to get the best fee for him it will likely be a PL team who can afford it.

When I joined @nufc in 2019, nobody understood my choice. I always believed in this club, as soon as I step onto the pitch, the fans directly adopted me. 🖤🤍 Since then there has been highs and lows, when we were in the relegation zone, but I always believed in the team and trusted the project even if it was hard to stay in the PL, I knew that the club deserved much better and we had to prove it 🤝 I gave everything on the pitch to keep the team at the highest level. I am grateful that some people remember that. When the club has been bought by the new owners, the fans finally got what they deserved! I want really want to thank all of my best supporters for supporting & believing in me, it’s because of you that I wake up everyday more determined than ever 🫶🏾 but even the people that criticize when it’s fair, because sometimes the negative is beneficial to get up 🚀 I always tried my best to help the club in the best way possible, even by playing injured… This year has been one of the most difficult year emotionally, you are not able to know that as I keep personal things for myself, but I lost some really important people, and that is nothing compared to all the things that happened in my life this year… But I always tried to be present on the pitch and give everything. I am so proud of the team and that we achieved the 🆑. I am now entering a turning point in my career and I will give everything until the end to achieve my dreams 🦾It’s often said that human beings forget quickly, but me I won’t be able to forget everyone that love me for who I am and believe in me in difficult moments, it’s in these hard situations that we see the real supporters. Thanks to everyone for the support, whatever happens, I will always give everything when I have the chance to step onto the pitch Thanks God for everything ✝️ 🕊️ By the sounds of this he's on his way.

Maybe he is talking shite, but a club telling a journo who they aren't after is far more likely than telling them who they are after. Plus chicken nonce usually covers his back by being vague. If a football journo states anything with authority and with no get out of jail free card it's usually the truth.

That hopefully leaves Maddison and Szoboszlai, perhaps both, for our midfield requirements, or at the very least Liverpool should be out of the running for the two. It seems highly unlikely that Liverpool would sign Mac Allister, Veiga plus either Maddison or Szoboszlai. You'd think they'd be looking for a more defensive and or box to box type player to compliment Mac Allister and Veiga if indeed they are looking to make three midfield signings. Veiga could be an amazing signing and I'd obviously take him at the club, but of three he's the most likely to take time to settle given he only has one full season of senior football, and might not take to leaving his homeland at such a young age. The pro to the deal is obviously the relatively low price of the buy out clause for such a young player with a very high ceiling. Apparently several sources from the club, according to chicken nonce, denied that Veiga would be joining. So whether that means we were knocked back or he was never a primary target of ours is open to debate.

I thought it was Szoboszlai who was supposedly desperate to work under donkey face because he said in an old interview he respected Klopp, Pep and Mourinho. Which is the most general thing you can say in football. I wouldn't pay too much attention to the chat from Liverpool supporters or Liverpool transfer accounts on Twitter if that's the source. They think every player even marginally linked to them is desperate to join and that it's only a formality before they do. The facts seem to be that they couldn't afford Bellingham, they've bought Mac Allister, albeit for a supposedly somewhat reasonable fee of around 55m, and they need defensive and box to box mids. I can't see them paying 35m for a player who's very similar to Mac Allister in terms of what he does for the team. Mac Allister can also play more defensively but I don't see that being a factor. I've seen players like Lavia and Thuram linked for that six role, and they're supposedly interested in Barella for the box to box player.

Yeah I seen that. I'll never understand the mentality of a fan trying to slag off a player who's just helped beat your team to a cup or even just an average game. He literally only has to do what he did by kissing the medal to nullify any shite coming out of the guys mouth.

I watched his interview after the game. He wasn't giving much away when the reporter asked him if it was his last game for Celta. He just said how much loved Celta and the fans basically. What's your opinion on a young Spanish player like Veiga leaving Spain and the Spanish league? It doesn't seem to happen very often, and I would assume that Barca or Real Madrid will snap him up as opposed to him choosing to come to the premier league.

Soccer Saturday pre Merson was good despite people like Thompson. Alan McInally, Charlie Nicolas and a few others, along with Kammy were fine at worst. Stelling running the show kept things moving, and I think he was more comfortable because he was genuinely friendly with a lot of those guys, which no doubt helped with the atmosphere they created. It was obviously jobs for the boys, and a lot of them didn't know much about contemporary football at the time despite having a career in it.

Well if I was a Leipzig fan I probably wouldn't be happy with his twerking for other teams with his recent comments. Then again he is only 22 so you probably can't hold too much against him. And as has been pointed out he must have something about him to be captaining his national side at such a young age. Hopefully all this talk isn't academic and he actually joins 😂 I don't know how reliable German Sky Sports News is but they seem to be pretty sure he's leaving at the very least, and of course he himself is quoted as being open to a move. It will likely come down to the transfer fee and how he fits into our budget, whether or not it's an either or situation between him and Maddison, and if that's the case who the number one target is.

Szoboszlai's goal in the German cup final for anyone who's interested. Somebody was saying that he wasn't really celebrating with his teammates on the pitch afterwards, he was just standing on the side of the pitch. You could obviously read too much into that, but it's certainly odd if that was the case.

I mean she looks like she might be off her head on coke, but I probably still would 😂

Very calm finish from him, especially considering the occasion of a cup final. It hasn't been the best game to watch, but he's looked quality whenever he's managed to get on the ball. He's definitely more athletic, stronger, and pacier than Maddison. It would nice of course if it wasn't a case of one or the other if reports are to be believed. They could definitely both fit in the starting eleven. They're both flexible enough to fit in multiple midfield and attacking positions. One could start in the attacking three and the other could start in the midfield three. You'd imagine that now Leipzig's season is over things will start to move with regard to him leaving. Whether he's definitely coming to us or not is not entirely clear yet of course.

Supposedly the RB higher ups are open to selling him, with it being partly down to him being disruptive to the team with his comments in the interview he did in Hungary. So if we do want him the only obstacles seems to be agreeing a price, just paying the full clause and avoiding any rivals for his signature. https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-open-transfer-thanks-concrete-interest-newcastle-deal/ Edit. Having read the kicker article that Isegrim posted there's perhaps not much new info in what I posted above, apart from perhaps the assertion that RB are open to moving him on. Then again I suppose they don't have much choice regardless if someone meets the clause in his contract and he wants to go.

The good old days😉👍

From everything we've seen he seems like a pretty stoic, quiet guy, so it's nice to see him expressing himself in regard to the pride he feels for the teams achievements last season, and the togetherness of the squad and coaching staff.

That's the thing about these Ashworth hidden gem signings; you need patience. You have to wait a season or two of loans before they are ready for the first team squad. It was the same with Mitoma, Undav etc at Brighton.