Polarboy

He has got some shot on him. He's scored some crackers in Serie a from outside the box and just inside it. So yeah hopefully he barely manages to score a handful of goals this season 😉

Scamacca off to the 'ammers, but it does bring Broja back into play, and most likely on a loan given it seems Tuchel doesn't want to sell him permanently. Then again it's been written that he wants a permanent move, but it might be a case of beggars can't be choosers. Of course if we do get Broja on loan we can put everything into getting that one marquee signing.

Mark Douglas just retweeted a tweet alert from Red Bull Salzburg saying Sesko has scored in a preseason friendly. Seems like an odd troll'y thing to do from Douglas if this Sesko thing doesn't have legs. Why else would a Northern English football writer be retweeting an Austrian teams preseason score. And obviously this is coming after his agent being in Newcastle, and the social media teases his agent has done. Of course Salzburg have said they don't want to sell him given they've already sold their star striker from last season to Dortmund, so who knows.

Newcastle given Memphis Depay green light | FootballFanCast.com Sport the Spanish football paper, so perhaps Diego can tell us how reliable it is, are saying that Barca are willing to sell Depay for 17m, and we are interested in putting in a bid. We just have to convince Depay who's apparently already turned down Spurs for sporting reasons. The article assumes that Depay didn't want to be a squad player at Spurs. Again as I said earlier I would assume that Depay's wages would be prohibitive, but perhaps I'm wrong.

Edwards having a normal one by contradicting himself in the same thread of tweets. And what exactly has golf, which has an entirely different set of rules regarding spending got to do with anything. I'd say he was just trying to wind up fans for clicks, but I really don't think he's even savvy enough to do that intentionally. And of course this is coming from the guy who's all summer been telling us that we can't over spend because of FFP.

Howe's on record saying he'd have a word with him about it, so it appears it wasn't just a prank.

😂I think some people are unaware of the full story. Maxi didn't just park in an awkward place, he parked in one of the two only reserved parking spaces next to the training ground doors, that are reserved for the manager and club captain. It's not just a case of a minor inconvenience, he's taking the piss out of Howe and Lascelles. Probably not the biggest deal in the grand scheme of things, but it's still an oddly disrespectful thing to do, assuming he's aware that those spots are reserved for the aforementioned.

They can fuck right off for 35m+. I've also heard that Harrison has a poor attitude and wears flash gear.

He also apparently got into a fight with Murphy recently, not sure how physical it was or if it was just shouting and handbags, and of course fights like that happen all the time. His general attitude on the pitch is pretty poor, but parking in the captains parking spot, and slagging off the quality of his teammates, even if it's true, is a cunty thing to do, and shows a general lack of respect for the club and team. Also Ayatollah I don't see colour, I only seen cunty so watch your step 😂👍

We may need depth but if ASM is acting the tit then he can go. We've supposedly bid around 20m, and he's not worth 30-35m, so they may be open to negotiation depending on how much money they need to complete their transfer business. ASM isn't worth 60m, although neither was Richarlison. 40M even is probably a bit steep, given ASM's limitations i.e. pressing, general defensive work, poor decision making, inconsistency etc, and apparent attitude problems. Sterling will most likely be playing off the right, and Werner who generally plays off the left could be leaving, or is at least out of favour at present. Yeah that's largely why I said I'd be surprised if Chelsea were actually after him. I'm past caring about FFP at this stage. I don't think anyone really knows the exact details of what the club wants to spend, why, what limitations we have and why, but again if ASM is being a tit, then getting rid makes sense if we can replace him and add to the coffers as well, regardless of how much money we have to spend.

Rumours that Chelsea are after Maxi. I'd be surprised if they were in fairness, but if selling him meant we could get two standout forwards I probably wouldn't be that upset about him leaving. It seems like he's being at least a bit disruptive to the squad with some of his behavior, and this is following on from his comments about having better numbers if he were surrounded by better players. Maybe that's why we're after Harrison who's preferred position is on the left, and we're supposed to be after a right winger. The plan could be to get Harrison for around the 20-25m mark, sell Maxi for around 40m, and use the difference to add to our transfer funds. If it meant we could go all out for a marquee signing, again they should go for it. Of course it was the Express that this story appeared in, so large pinch of salt probably required, but it makes sense in some respects. I have read that we'd take 40m for Maxi if someone came in with a bid.

You would think Ten Hag would be right on those two with them being Dutch internationals. With Pogba going and the Ronaldo situation there could be worse shouts for them as well. But maybe they have other targets. Obviously they're after Frenkie de Jong, but he seemingly doesn't want to leave Barca. Of course it being Man U it will either make Depay want to prove the doubters wrong, or steer clear. All that being said I'd take both, but there's little chance with the wages they'd be on, and again if their fellow Dutchman in Ten Hag came calling we'd likely find it difficult to compete even on that level.

Either Sesko's agent is as much of a tit as Ekitike's, or it looks like we might be getting him. Of course it might sting a bit when it's announced that Bayern or someone have been the ones to actually swoop in. If that was his agents intention i.e. generate publicity for his client by posting about being in Newcastle without the intention of ever signing for us, then he's done his job for his client I suppose.

Newcastle continue search for attacking reinforcements after Moussa Diaby setback (90min.com) Our old friend Graeme Bailey at 90 minutes reckons we're biding our time with Calvert-Lewin until later in the window, and are assuming that a) Everton still need to generate money even after selling Richarlison, and b) that they'll be more amenable to giving us a better price later in the window when they're trying to make signings themselves and won't have time to haggle. Well the bit about getting a better price is more my interpretation of it reading between the lines. If correct it would seem that DCL leaving isn't beyond the realms of possibility. Of course if he were available you would assume Man U, assuming Ronaldo goes, Chelsea etc might try and jump in given their problems up front.

200,000k a week, fucking hell. If there was any doubt that he's only really in it for the money that's been dispelled. I'm glad we steered well clear of him. I'm no fan of those bubble blowing twats in east London, but any player with even a small bit of sporting ambition would have chosen the 'ammers. As for Forest I suppose if he helps keep them up it will be money well spent, but the amount of players Forest are buying and the money spent rarely spells success for promoted sides. Fulham did something similar one of the seasons they came up and they still went straight down. For one thing you lose any camaraderie that was developed in your promotion season, and obviously team cohesion is also lost with so many players trying to gel together. Of course Fulham didn't have anyone of the quality of Lingard in fairness.

Getting rid of the dead weight, and I mean that in the nicest way possible, is probably a lot harder than we even think. It's going to take two or three windows on top of last January to get our squad into decent shape.

They might want to win at least one European Cup/Champions League before they start talking shite about taking over from AC Milan who've won seven.

Douglas seems relatively skeptical about this Slovenian lad. I also keep seeing journalists hinting that we've got a secret deal going that we won't find out about until it happens.

We are looking for players who can help us press from the front.

I'll mention again that Ashworth wanted Nunez for Brighton before he even went to Benfica, so if this kid is reminiscent of Haaland he could be a very exciting, albeit for the future, prospect. Which is not to say he couldn't chip in with a few goals this season should he sign. Apparently Liverpool have been scouting this kid as well.

Tuchel has just been quoted as saying that he doesn't expect Broja to leave. It would be pretty funny if West Ham missed out on all their targets for a striker yet again. Looks like Lingard is going to them, but they've been trying to sign a striker since Haller left. Of course if will only be truly amusing if we actually do something up front, and they don't get Scamacca, which they still might do. Scamacca doesn't really fit the profile of what we're looking for, but it would still be annoying if he signs for West Ham and starts banging the goals in.

Even if the quote about him supposedly deciding to stay in Germany is true, it still doesn't mean he wouldn't leave if an offer comes in. Unless he wanted to actively agitate to leave there's no up side for him to say he wants to leave at this stage, even if again he's open to it. Leverkusen have already said they'd have to consider a big offer, so he could just be leaving it in his clubs hands, so if he does leave he's less likely to get any bad PR.

Seen a few reports saying that Chelsea want a loan as opposed to a permanent deal for Broja, so we might steal in front of West Ham for his signing. If the choice is between Broja on loan and Diaby permanent, or Paqueta and someone like Dennis, you know what I'm not really sure what I'd prefer. On the face of it Diaby and Broja have the greater collective potential, but we may never see Broja's full potential if Chelsea wanted him back after a loan period.

We yeet one of Longstaff or Shelvey in the bin with a big smile on our faces. You actually bring up an important point though, and the fact is that Shelvey and Longstaff should both command some sort of fee, as opposed to the players we've let go on loan and got nothing for so far. We could perhaps get 10 to 15 for Shelvey, and if we're lucky maybe a bit more for Longstaff given his age. An extra 15m would come in very handy.