Deadline day is underway....
Well deadline day is finally here, and Newcastle are still, apparently, in the hunt for new players.
A deal for Stephen Ireland looks set to be announced at some point today, and there could well be room for another player to come through the doors at St James' Park.
But it isn't just players in that us fans should be concerned about. There is a very real prospect that we could be on the receiving end of some serious bids for some of our players at some point tomorrow. And yes, I'm looking squarely in the direction of Tottenham Hotspur here.
With the news that Tottenham have had a £38.5 million bid turned down for Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero, there is a very real chance that they could come sniffing around Andy Carroll again at some time today, only this time we know they have deep pockets and are looking increasingly desperate in their attempts at trying to find a striker.
The mantra from the club will no doubt remain the same and they will surely repeat that Andy Carroll is not for sale at any price, but there is still that element of doubt, in my mind certainly. The latest rumour I've heard is that a bid of £18 million plus Roman Pavlyuchenko could potentially be made, according to Scott Wilson from the Northern Echo anyway.
It isn't just Andy Carroll that could be the focus of attention tomorrow. Jose Enrique is another player who is attracting interest, with Liverpool being touted as potential suitors for the services of Spaniard. Much like Carroll, I doubt Jose is for sale, but until that window closes there can be no guarantee of any player staying with us in my opinion.
Obviously Xisco looks to be on his way back to Spain, but he is hardly a key player. In fact I would argue whether or not he is actually a football player at all to be fair. Needless to say I'm not overly upset to be seeing the back of him. Harsh, but true, and probably fair.
What are your predictions for deadline day though? Do you think we will get anyone in? Do you think that Stephen Ireland is a done deal? Will we get more than Ireland? Will we lose any key players? Will we finally get rid of Xisco?
My personal view is that Xisco will go, Ireland will arrive, Carroll won't go anywhere, same with Jose, plus I think we will get one more in.
Obviously these are just my predictions so don't blame me if they go tits up. You all know by now what my predictions are like! 😁
What are your predictions?
