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Transfer latest: Werner, Broja and more …
As the new season looms, Premier League clubs are looking to wrap up their transfer business as quick as possible. As for Newcastle United, the signings of Nick Pope, Matt Targett and Sven Botman have been vital, but there is still plenty of time for more additions at St James Park.
Christian Falk, Head of Football at Sport Bild, tweeted this yesterday morning:
With sources also reporting the interest in Werner and other attacking players it looks like Eddie Howe is still looking for more options before the end of the transfer window.
Timo Werner signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2020 for a fee shy of 50 million Euros. The German has only managed to score 10 goals in the Premier League since signing, not ideal numbers when you’re after a top Premier League striker. However, his movement in the penalty box and his ability to naturally create and put players in better positions, on top of the fact he can also play off the striker on the left-hand side, proves Newcastle’s interest to be understandable.
There has been quite a mixed response from Magpie fans on the addition of Timo Werner, primarily positive as one fan made the point of ex-Chelsea players who have been more successful since leaving such as Mo Salah and Kevin De Bruyne. A trend that Werner could follow …
In other news, Thomas Tuchel has played down talk of Armando Broja leaving Chelsea this summer, he said, “I don’t expect him to leave,” “I’m aware of the offers and aware of the interest. We will make a decision together, the owner and me and the player” (SkySports)
So, regarding Broja, it doesn’t look like he’ll be going anywhere this summer. But, who else have the Toon been interested in?
- According to (Le10Sport.com), Newcastle have entered into talks with PSG attacking midfielder Julian Draxler. The German signed in Paris back in 2017 for just over 30 million pounds and has never really reached his full potential. According to sources, PSG want close to the price they paid for Draxler who just recently signed a new contract until 2024 but has struggled to find minutes on the pitch with the likes of Lionel Messi, Mbappe and Neymar to compete with.
- (Footballinsider247.com) are reporting that Newcastle have joined the race with other Premier League clubs to sign Strasbourg striker Ludovic Ajorque. The 6ft 5, French forward scored 12 goals in Ligue 1 last season and 16 the season before.
He recently scored both goals in Strasbourg’s 2-2 pre-season friendly draw. According to (transfermarkt.co.uk) Ajorque’s current market value is £14.40million.
So, do you like the sound of Werner playing in black and white or would you look elsewhere?
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Newcastle United have submitted their official squad to UEFA for the 2023/24 Champions League group stage.
‘List A’ includes 23 senior players, while ‘List B’ will include two homegrown youngsters in Elliot Anderson and Lewis Miley; who’ll both be eligible to feature.
Four senior players have been left out which may not be a suprise to many NUFC fans, with Matt Ritchie, Javier Manquillo, Emil Krafth and Mark Gillespie all missing out of Eddie Howe’s squad.
Here’s the full ‘List A’ squad that’s been sent over to UEFA ahead of our group stages games against PSG, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan:
- Miguel Almirón
- Harvey Barnes
- Sven Botman
- Dan Burn
- Martin Dúbravka (GK)
- Paul Dummett
- Anthony Gordon
- Bruno Guimarães
- Lewis Hall
- Alexander Isak
- Joelinton
- Loris Karius (GK)
- Jamaal Lascelles
- Tino Livramento
- Sean Longstaff
- Jacob Murphy
- Nick Pope (GK)
- Fabian Schär
- Matt Targett
- Sandro Tonali
- Kieran Trippier
- Joe Willock
- Callum Wilson
Newcastle champions league fixtures were recently confirmed, see below..
- Matchday 1: AC Milan v Newcastle United – 19th September, 5.45m
- Matchday 2: Newcastle United v Paris Saint-Germain – 4th October, 8pm
- Matchday 3: Newcastle United v Borussia Dortmund – 25th October, 8pm
- Matchday 4: Borussia Dortmund v Newcastle United – 7th November, 5.45pm
- Matchday 5: Paris Saint-Germain v Newcastle United – 28th November, 8pm
- Matchday 6: Newcastle United v AC Milan – 13th December, 8pm
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Newcastle United loanee Yankuba Minteh has scored his first competitive goal for Feyenoord, scoring in Sunday’s 5-1 win over FC Utrecht.
After starting in their 6-1 win over Almere City last weekend, the Gambian teenager came off the bench and scored in stoppage time, rounding the goalkeeper and finishing calmly to seal another convincing victory for the Dutch champions.
This rounds off a positive few weeks for the 19-year-old winger, who was our first summer signing after sealing a £6m move from Danish side Odense.
Last month he helped spark a comeback draw away to local rivals Sparta Rotterdam, before starting his first Eredivisie game against Almere. Now, he’s come off the bench and bagged his first goal for the club.
See the goal here
GOAAAAAAL
Yankuba Minteh
FC Utrecht: 1-5 :Feyenoord#utrfey pic.twitter.com/E7eh4Fz5gK— ‘ Burak | Dutch League #Eredivisie 🇹🇷🇳🇱 (@DutchLeagues) September 3, 2023
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