Newcastle have been linked with a whole host of strikers already, and with summer on the horizon it seems likely that we will be linked with a whole load more.
Aside from Connor Wickham, most of the names that have been linked currently ply their trade in France. These names include Kevin Gameiro, Lille pair Moussa Sow and Gervinho, and Youssef El-Arabi from Caen. It may all be just rumours of course, but then there could also be some interest on our part in any of these players. If push came to shove though, which one would you have?
1. Gervinho.
Gervinho is not just a striker as he has the bonus of being able to play very well on the right side of the pitch. It’s been hinted at by Graham Carr that Newcastle are in interested in him and reports in France about a move to Newcastle just won’t go away. Gervinho has even mentioned us specifically before, so hopefully there is some interest and we can bring Cheik Tiote’s Ivory Coast pal to the North-East.
2. Moussa Sow.
Moussa Sow is another name that has been linked with us fairly frequently by the French press. The Senegal international has scored 20 goals in 30 games this season for Lille and would cost around £7 million. He was first linked with us back in March and has been a regular fixture in the gossip columns ever since.
3. Kevin Gameiro.
Not one that we’ve been linked with so much to be honest, but he is on the radar of Graham Carr who has been to several FC Lorient matches in the past few months. Alan Pardew has also been to see Lorient in action. Could it be Gameiro that they were both keeping tabs on? A fee of about £9 million would be on the cards if true.
4. Youseff El-Arabi.
El-Arabi was first linked with us back in January with a £4 million deal being mooted. Nothing came of it however until the other day when El-Arabi announced his intention to leave Caen at the end of the season. I wrote about that here on NUFC Blog the other day, and you can read it clicking here.
I’d be happy with any of them to be honest, although we’ll probably end up with none. That’s if we are even interested in any of course! If I was being greedy I’d like to see Gameiro and Gervinho in the black and white stripes, although much depends on how much they would cost.
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1. Gervinho 2. Gameiro 3. El-Arabi
Defiantly wouldn’t want Sow.
dan4toon(Quote)
I voted Gameiro as he is the better striker on my opinion. He’s done it for longer aswell.
toonsy(Quote)
I would have any of the first three I mentioned but Sow, he scored about 15 goals in 100 games then moved to Lille on a free and has about 25 goals this season and with him being on a long-term deal a hefty fee would be required for who at the minute is a one season wonder.
dan4toon(Quote)
Toonsy thanks for changing the subject!!! 😀 😉
It was getting depressing.
I want 3 strikers in or toward players. Don’t care who they are so long as the people who get paid to make these moves rate the players coming in. I like what I’ve seen from Carr so I’ll let him do his job.
JerseyGeordie(Quote)
forward players* not towards 😕
JerseyGeordie(Quote)
None of the above. 🙄
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
@Toonsy
Please read what Carroll had to say about the subject on the previous thread.
The club boil my P*ss when I read it!
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
I’d have any ****** who wants to play for us and can stick it in the net. I’d also take £10 million and spearing for Jose
Raffo(Quote)
What has gone on here man, three shots, three goals.
dan4toon(Quote)
Anyone reckon Michael Owen scoring against Us. ❗ 😕
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
Toonsy, why won’t it let me choose all 4? 😥
Jobey07(Quote)
Jobey – Because I’m only letting people vote for one 😉
toonsy(Quote)
toonsy- but i want us to buy all 4 👿
Jobey07(Quote)
Well vote for your priority then say you’d want all four then 😆
I want two of them but I’ve only voted for one.
toonsy(Quote)
See ya Carroll 😆
Moreno(Quote)
I’ve voted for Gervinho, but i want Gameiro aswell. and wouldn’t say no the other 2
Jobey07(Quote)
yikes, anyone see what just happened to Carroll? Out for the season perhaps…
DevonMag(Quote)
Judas lying in a heap.
Arsehole
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Carroll got up. Shame 👿
toonsy(Quote)
id love solomon kalou!!!
dan evz(Quote)
Carroll injured or subbed?
Jobey07(Quote)
Kalou would be a good hit. Would he come here on our wages though? 😕
toonsy(Quote)
I voted Gervinho simply because I know more about him and have seen more of him than the other options. If not Gervinho then I would want Gamerio.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Speaking of strikers, Xisco just scored again for Deportivo….
deepak is an indian toon(Quote)
Jobey – Neither by the looks of it.
toonsy(Quote)
eh!? He’s come back on the f*ckin mutant!
DevonMag(Quote)
Ahhh basterd! what happened to him?
Jobey07(Quote)
False alarm. He has survived. ****
Moreno(Quote)
Carragher down now. Hope he doesn’t get up either!
toonsy(Quote)
They’re bringing Guteirrez on for Carragher 😆
toonsy(Quote)
@28 😆 😆 😆
haha, i hate Carragher, Lets have Kyriakos on, he’s class! Carroll needs to be injured badly now 🙂
Jobey07(Quote)
Gamiero and Gervinho would be perfect signings, I’d say Gamiero has more quality though. Couldn’t choose between em, saying that. Those two and Wjilandnumumandjdnd would be the perfect trio of signings for me!
DevonMag(Quote)
I’ll try posting on the right thread 🙄
Tell you what, id the rumours of a swap deal plus cash with Liverpool are true I don’t think it would be that bad.
Spearing has been class in this game 😉
Tiote’s understudy 😉
toonsy(Quote)
Carroll off. Looks like it’s an injury 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
Wouldn’t mind if he was rushed straight down the tunnel and when he took his boot off he found that his foot was still in his boot and unattached to his leg 😀
Jobey07(Quote)
toonsy has judas come of then ❓
batty(Quote)
Batty – He has now. They said he was fine then let him play on, then looked at the telly replay in the dugout and took him straight off 😉
toonsy(Quote)
twisted ankle the *****
batty(Quote)
Hmm dunno Batts. Looked like he hyperextended his knee joint to me 😕
Hopefully. That would be season over 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
Bad tackle by Shelvey, never gunna get the ball. stupid big nosed bald ****.
Jobey07(Quote)
Why do Arsenal bother playing wingers? There is literally no point.
toonsy(Quote)
Jesus Christ.
I am rooting arsenal till i fall asleep. 😕
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Stoke 5-0 Bolton! Walters again 🙄 😯
Man city can finally win something after the huge spending.
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
Fabregas stil on field.
he has been **** all day. 👿
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
Stoke 5-0? Really? 😯 😯
toonsy(Quote)
Is Judas’s injury a bad one?
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Andrew – Nah don’t think so to be fair.
toonsy(Quote)
seriously **** it.
Manchester Utd for title…. 😥
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
Shame 😆
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Penalty to Arsenal in stoppage time.
toonsy(Quote)
ARSENAL PENALTY
😆 😆 😆
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
AOD – I still want Man U to win the title. It will shut Liverpool up with their 18 times bollocks.
1-0 Arsenal
toonsy(Quote)
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
MY WORD….I am relief. 😆
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
19 times. Whatever it is 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
Hahaha get in Arsenal!
Got RVP in my fantasy team so thats me happy 🙂
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
Penalty to Liverpool 😯 😯 😯
toonsy(Quote)
no way ref. ffs.
Jobey07(Quote)
whats gan on here man
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
1-1 then 👿
toonsy(Quote)
Bin dippers, get away man
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
GOAL Kuyt scores and the final whistle goes!
😕 😕
what a game. ❗
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
surely the ref should have blown when it hit the wall?
Jobey07(Quote)
both managers are **** off now. 😆 😆
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
tat was some end of a game!!
johno toon(Quote)
Typical Arsenal! Always mess it up.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
I don’t think Sow and Gamerio would be that good in the prem. Would like to see that Gervinho, although I think he would be more of a right winger/ forward than a play that could play up front as a target man or centre forward. I think the El-Arabi would be a good signing for us though, he is another one who isn’t really a target man but I think he would score goals in the premier league and be a newcastle United type player if that makes any sense. So…
1. El-Arabi
2. Gervinho
3. Sow
4 Gamerio
DJG(Quote)
For me Gameiro looks the most natural finisher, to me he’s got the look of Van Nistelrooy about him. 😎
As backup I’d take Gervinho, seems to be a talented player, however Youtube can make even the worst players look good (ala Albert Luque) so I’ll reserve judgement til I see who comes through the door and await them scoring goals by the bucketload!
Yeah I’m an eternal optimist… 😆
MikeAshleysWallet(Quote)
Gamiero for me, then Gervinho. Both of those with HBA, Nolan, Tiote, BArton, Ireland, sweet strikeforce baby
raffo(Quote)
Any of these (ideally two) would be a great step in the right direction.
United For Newcastle(Quote)
Went for Gammy, I’m actually quite glad we didn’t get gerviniho…
Newkie(Quote)
Newkie(Quote)