Here’s a round-up of today’s NUFC news and gossip:
- Newcastle striker Elias Sorensen has completed a loan move to Blackpool until the end of the season – Full story here.
- Ki Sung-yueng is now on his way back to Tyneside after playing just once at the Asian Cup, with him aggravating a hamstring injury he picked up in their first game – Full story here.
- Newcastle have been offered the chance to sign Andy Carrol for just £2m this month according to the Chronicle, – Full story here.
- According to Football Insider’s Peter O’Rourke, Newcastle are now hoping to beat Celtic to the signing of Iranian left-back Milad Mohammadi this month – Full story here.
- Two promising details have emerged on Miguel Almiron’s potential move to Tyneside, with the small matter of £4m reported as the current ‘stumbling block’ – while Atlanta are believed to have already signed his replacement – Full story here.
- With little happening on the takeover or transfer front, it’s been revealed that The Magpie Group are planning a ‘sit in’ protest ahead of our home game with Man City at the end of the month – but the idea has several big flaws – Full story here.
- Alan Shearer has praised Fabian Schar’s ‘commanding’ performance in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Cardiff – also praising the ‘excellent’ Salomon Rondon and Sean Longstaff – Full story here.
- According to reports in China and Italian outlet Calcio Mercato, Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda are now in talks to sign Joselu – Full story here.
While Andy Carroll’s injury record may make Michael Owen look like the perfect employee, at a cost of 2 million he may actually be worth a punt, if Rafa was ever willing to play 2 up front.
If Peter Kenyon has any sense at all he’d just say up front that the takeover is on hold to allow us to secure our Prem status and to allow him to get more dosh together. It makes more sense all round, though that seems to be something that’s pretty rare where the Toon are concerned.
I doubt that the agent’s fee is the problem where Almiron is concerned – have we forgotten the supposed 30 million transfer fee and a hundred grand a week?
I used to work with a guy who had 2 identical Jaguar XFs. His logic was along the lines that Jaguar reliability was so bad if a Jag was to be reliable, you needed 2, one to cover the others breakdowns. Carrolls the same. For the Almiron’s agents 4 million fee we could get 2 Andy Carrolls.
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