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Newcastle allegedly plotting shock move to sign 90k-a-week Premier League ace
Newcastle United are keen to sign Everton ace James Rodriguez, according to football journalist Ekrem Konur. The 30-year-old joined the Toffees from Real Madrid in September last year for around £12 million (BBC). However, it seems as though he has no future at Goodison Park. The Colombia international seemingly only joined Everton because of Carlo Ancelotti. And he now wants to leave Goodison (Liverpool Echo). The Magpies could offer Rodriguez an escape route from Merseyside. Newcastle allegedly want to sign Rodriguez from Everton Newcastle chasing Rodriguez? Ekrem Konur reckons Steve Bruce has asked Mike Ashley to try and bring the classy play-maker to St James’ Park this summer: 🚨#Newcastle United plan to hold talks with #Everton about James #Rodríguez 🇨🇴 at...
‘Glad i gave up my season ticket’ – Some NUFC fans react to reports regarding Steve Bruce’s future
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is set to be handed a new three-year contract at the club. According to Daily Star, Newcastle owner Mike Ashley wants to reward Bruce with a new contract for keeping the club in the Premier League last season. Bruce has been an unpopular figure at St James’s Park since his appointment, with the fans calling for his dismissal for a while now. The 60-year-old’s current deal expires in 2022, but he has the backing of the club hierarchy. Newcastle have not progressed under Bruce, with their 12th place finish last season masking a largely underwhelming campaign. They flirted with relegation for most of the season but eventually scrambled away from the danger zone. A club of their stature should be looking to finish in the top half every year, and their curre...
‘Words fail me’: Some Newcastle fans react as Bruce delivers transfer plans
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is confident that the club can sign one or two players before the end of the window. The Magpies are without a win in their last 11 games in all competitions, and Bruce’s job could come under threat if they lose against Everton on Saturday at Goodison Park. Bruce has revealed that a lot of clubs are struggling financially at the moment. The Newcastle boss has admitted that the Magpies are interested in Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury, and he is hopeful that there will be a few signings this month. Many Newcastle fans are perplexed by Bruce’s mention of Championship clubs in his presser while commenting on financial struggles. Bruce is not a popular figure among the Newcastle fans who once again were not happy with the club’s approach...
‘We’re officially relegated’ – Some NUFC fans react to the club’s decision regarding Bruce’s future
Newcastle United are prepared to stick with Steve Bruce as their manager despite their poor run of form. According to the Chronicle, club chiefs have decided to be patient with the current manager until the summer at the very least. The Magpies are currently winless in their last ten matches in all competitions and they have lost eight of those games. It is evident that the club is stuck in a rut and a new manager would have galvanised the atmosphere. Sticking with Bruce right now is unlikely to go down well with the fans either. Bruce’s style of play is already unpopular with the Newcastle fans and they would have expected the club hierarchy to act more decisively and bring in a proper alternative to salvage the remainder of the season. Newcastle are currently 16th in the Premier League t...
Report: Newcastle leading the race to sign in-demand ‘top class’ player on loan this month
According to reports from the Shields Gazzette, Newcastle United are leading the race to sign Manchester United defender Brandon Williams on loan in the January transfer window. The report claims that the Magpies have agreed the framework of a deal in principle to sign the highly-rated 20-year-old Red Devils academy graduate. Williams is highly-rated by Manchester United, and the club boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed him as ‘top-class’ after his impressive performance in the Europa League clash against AZ Alkmaar last year. He enjoyed a meteoric rise at Old Trafford last season where he made 36 appearances, but he has struggled for regular games in the current campaign. Manchester United have bolstered their left-back areas by signing Alex Telles from Porto on the deadline d...
Steve Bruce suggests 27-year-old will decide his Newcastle United future
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has suggested that DeAndre Yedlin will make the final decision on his future, as quoted on The Athletic’s Newcastle United correspondent Chris Waugh’s Twitter page. Earlier this month, MLS Soccer reported that Yedlin wants to leave Newcastle and move to a club in Major League Soccer in the summer transfer window. The report claimed that the USA international is very interested in going back to his homeland, and that informal talks have been held with a number of clubs. The 27-year-old right-back will face stiff competition for a regular place in the Newcastle starting lineup this season, with Emil Krafth and Javier Manquillo the other two senior right-backs in the squad. According to WhoScored, Yedlin made 10 starts and six substitute appearances in the...
The Times journo: Newcastle ‘very close’ to securing deal for 11-cap int’l
Newcastle United are looking to make as many as four signings before the start of the new season. The Magpies are reportedly winning the race to sign AFC Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson after Aston Villa have pulled out of the race. The Cherries have accepted a bid from the Magpies, and the player wants to join the Tyneside club as well. Newcastle have also agreed a deal to sign Jamal Lewis from Norwich City. If the reliable journalists are to be believed, the Magpies are close to signing Rogerio from Sassuolo as well. And now, The Times journalist Martin Hardy has claimed that the Magpies are ‘very close’ to securing a deal for Ryan Fraser. The 26-year-old winger is a free agent and he is keen on a move to St James’ Park this summer. Fraser deal ‘very close’. Wilson fee agreed. Lewis a ...
Steve Bruce has just dropped a major hint about the signing he wants at Newcastle
With the Newcastle United takeover still hanging in the balance, the Magpies find themselves in a state of limbo. The transfer window will kick-off from next week. This is such a crucial summer for them and yet they don’t know what the future will be. The Athletic has reported that Mike Ashley is emotionally detached from the club. He just wants to sell and run away. But if the club fail to bring in a new owner it would be a catastrophe. Steve Bruce, however, is planning for the season ahead. According to reports from the Northern Echo, Bruce wants to sign a new striker in the summer transfer window. The Magpies signed Joelinton on a club-record fee last summer, but he has failed to live up to his potential. He has managed just two goals in the Premier League this season, while the likes o...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signals u-turn in transfer priorities
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted that the club’s transfer priorities for this summer have changed toward the defence. It has been believed for some time that the first priority is a right winger, with Jadon Sancho the top target. There has also been much talk of United signing another attacking midfielder, potentially Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish, and a striker has also been sought, with the Reds narrowly missing out on capturing Norwegian star Erling Haaland in January. But when asked about planning for the future at the Southampton pre-match press conference, the boss suggested that the situation is under review. ‘There’s so many small decisions and of course transfers sometimes are out of our hands as well,’ he said. ‘If the team is going well, [you ask yourself]...
‘Not expecting this to happen’: Many NUFC fans react to The Times journalist’s tweet
Newcastle United will face Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. The Magpies find themselves 13th in the league and have done really well under Steve Bruce this season. Indeed, they’ve punched above their weight and Bruce deserves a lot of respect for the brilliant work he has done this season. However, George Caulkin argued in a recent article for The Athletic that this is not ‘outstanding’ as some of the pundits have mentioned. Even a section of the press has suggested that Bruce should come under nomination for Premier League’s manager of the year. The Times journalist Martin Hardy has posted an interesting stat on Twitter that has generated a lot of attention among the Newcastle fans. He claims that if Newcastle manage to get past 50 points this season, it will be only the se...
Newcastle takeover ‘close’ as EPL fail to block £300 million Saudi deal
Newcastle’s takeover is on the brink of being completed as the Premier League failed to find any reason to block the prospective takeover. According to a report in Football Insider, which claims the league has now fully investigated allegations linking the Saudi government to illegal streaming services. Amanda Staveley’s consortium – backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund – is close to taking control of the club from Mike Ashley. The deal has been in the pipeline for some time now, with Magpies fans desperate for a conclusion ahead of the summer transfer window. Newcastle are set to spend big in the summer transfer window, and have already been linked with a host of big-name players. And the Premier League has apparently found no reason to block the takeover after the investigat...
Leeds boss kicks against fans returning to stadiums
Marcelo Bielsa has demanded Premier League chiefs block fans returning to grounds until all 20 top-flight clubs can reopen their turnstiles. Under the new Covid tier system, half of Premier League clubs will still not be allowed supporters from Wednesday, while the other ten can have 2,000. Leeds are in Tier 3 and must keep fans locked out – with boss Bielsa saying: “If fans are not allowed in all stadiums, then they should not be allowed until everyone can. “Clubs shouldn’t have to deal with the consequences of being in a category. It should be about trying to maintain the competition as equally as possible.” Arsenal will become the first Prem team to welcome fans back since March when they host Rapid Vienna in the Europa League on Thursday. While West Ham’s Prem clash with Manchester Uni...