The fee agreed is believed to be in the region of €10m-€10.5m (or £8.2m-£8.7m in good old pounds sterling) which by my reckoning would make Remy the third most expensive signing Mike Ashley has made at Newcastle following the purchase of Fabricio Coloccini and Papiss Cisse.
It is understood that Remy, who supposedly said goodbye to his soon-to-be former colleagues prior to Marseille’s game against Sochaux, will now travel to Newcastle to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical ahead of sealing a move potentially as early as the start of this week.
“We have reached an agreement in principle with Newcastle and we have given Loic permission to hold talks with them. We are now waiting on developments,” Labrune told AFP.
Meanwhile former Magpie midfielder Joey Barton, who now plies his trade at Stade Velodrome, took to Twitter to have his say on the matter. He basically said that a move to St James’ Park would be good for the player and wished him the best although if you want to read the actual words they are quoted below.
“Good luck to Loic in Newcastle. Don’t worry I’ve told him what to expect. Great guy. Perfect club for him. #toonarmy”
The “I’ve told him what to expect” part could be interesting given Barton’s well publicised falling out with the United hierachy… Of course I may be being a little sceptical there and Barton could just as easily be talking about our fanatical fanbase.
The 26-year-old would add some much required attacking versatility to the squad. Remy can play as a striker, winger or one of the wide attackers in a front three, which is how I see him being utilised with Hatem Ben Arfa on the other side firing in the chances for central striker Papiss Cisse to knock home. In an ideal world anyway. It was clear at Norwich on Saturday that we need some creativity…
It’s not a done deal yet, not by any stretch and a potential medical issue with the players heart may yet come into play, as could a failure to agree personal terms, but I don’t feel the latter will be too much of a problem. It’s not often agents don’t know what kind of deal is on the table before a player travels to complete the formalities. I doubt the heart problem will be a problem either but you never know…
hopefully we’ll have confirmation soon enough…
Wellington – I don’t get your point? If they stay up is it worth it and if we go down would it have been worth not paying it? I’m not saying we should pay him that – we shouldn’t but if Reading, Villa, Wigan and Sunderland (who are buying) all decide to approach the window in similar vain as QPR what do we do?
I just think at the minute with Colo wanting to leave, Ba leaving, HBA saying without ambition he’ll leave and now one of our biggest relegation rivals taking players from under our noses, there is a momentum building and unfortunately its going in the wrong direction!
Stuart79(Quote)
Kim – they have already started crawling out from under their stinking stones, The grief was disgusting this morning.
4 points and 2 places above us and they think they are top dogs again.
Its all a bit gauling tbh.
Bunch of knuts. 👿
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Stuart – you wrote, “Other clubs know we are really desperate now – what happens to the prices of other players?”
They don’t, and the prices are not radically changed.
This is a constant problem for you: transfering your own panic over to everyone else. If you read the views other posters were expressing, they’re more of the “Well, that’s annoying” camp. (I happen to think they’re over-reacting as well, but I do acknowledge that I am in a decided minority by remaining calm.)
Wellington(Quote)
BB – you mean “galling”. “Gauling” is what we’re doing to the team by signing all these Frenchmen. 😉
Wellington(Quote)
BB@227 ,Inbred freaks ,just ignore em 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
I have read on one or two sites now (mainly Ed’s blog) that we are in talks with Burnley for Charlie Austin for £8.5m.
I’d take Austin but I am not sure about the fee – for that, I’d go for Gary Hooper who is scoring goals in Champions League against the top teams.
funkyjesus(Quote)
Wellington – Sorry I think you’re looking at it wrong. I’m looking at it from a selling clubs point of view. We desperately needed at least one striker this January – we’re even more desperate now which sellings clubs know. Are you really telling me you don’t expect selling clubs to increase their asking price or drag the sale out to make us even more desperate? If you think they’ll be all “ah don’t worry Derek, I know you’ve lost your leading scorer, missed out on your no 1 target and only have two weeks to sort it out but here you go, I’ll sell you this player for a bargain” you don’t know how business works.
Also who said I’m panicking? I actually said I wouldn’t have matched it – but I’m also looking at the consequences of this.
Some people need a reality check I’m afraid.
Stuart79(Quote)
Cc I could not agree more.
Qpr have swung in offered ridiculous wages and bang the lads scarpered. Disgrace if he really had the contract and then turned his back on them.
However if qpr have a clause for relegation it makes perfect sense for the lad to go. How big an impact could this have on Ben arfa cabaye
Worrying times we seem to have been chasing remy a long time so we need to move quick if he’s off to qpr
Liam southern toon(Quote)
Francois Piraux @F8Piraux Contract of Loïc Rémy with QPR : 96,000€ per week and a term-out option if QPR is relegated at the end of the season.
Big Dave(Quote)
so it roughly £80k a week
Big Dave(Quote)
Doesn’t look like Harry has learnt anything from his Portsmouth days…
Stuart79(Quote)
So if QPR are relegated and he is allowed to leave, who’s going to match those wages? I guess he better hope for the best. Been reading all day…gotta say that I really wish things could just flow normally at NUFC…get’s frustrating watching this stuff.
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
Dave £80 k ,feckin joke that is ,he’s unproven in prem and out of form . And if true he shook on a deal then backed out ,I’m glad we ain’t got him .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Did Arry not say live on air not two weeks ago that a lot of their players were on ridiculous wages and he was determined the club wouldn’t get their *** spanked like that again. Or was I dreaming that 🙄
KIMTOON(Quote)
my feelings exactly Kim.
**** him.I’d rather the club break the bank for better, than chase this lad.
Could all be horlicks tho. Wont know ’til he signs on the line somewhere.
What will be will be. 😕
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Stuart – you have been proclaiming that we’re desperate and about to be taken to the cleaners for the whole transfer window. That is the basis on which I say you’re panicking. (Just so your question is answered explicitly.)
While it’s correct that someone here needs a reality check, it’s you. The extent to which you’ve taken leave from reality is striking even in this latest bunch of nonsense. Taken from the top, you seem to have learned your style of argument from Goebbels: just keep repeating your lies until people agree with you. Even so, I think the fascist would have been a bit more subtle – hasn’t anyone ever taught you a synonym for desperate? *
Nor is your command of the facts any better. The club’s #1 target was Debuchy, who was signed. You remember that, don’t you? Even after he’s signed, a striker is not the club’s most pressing need: we actually a need a pacey attacker (and arguably, a central defender is even more important). Finally, while there is a glimmer of truth about the attitude of selling clubs, you’re so overwhelmed by your anxiety that you fail to take into account not just the basic business teaching of having a plan B, but also the club’s contact with its alternative options that has been leaked to the press. (And for everything the press talks about, there’s another three meetings they missed.)
*: If nobody ever did, then that is quite sad and I want to help. While the use of “desperately” was fine, you could have substituted the first use of desperate with, ” hard up” and basically didn’t need the second.
Wellington(Quote)
Wellington – Thanks for the psychology lesson – but I’ll stick to the real world thanks. I’m staggered that you think a pacey attacker is more important than a striker considering we lost someone who scored 50% of our goals… After that statement I feel the need to end this debate with you as its clear we’re on different intellectual plains – unfortunately for you you’re a few rungs down the intellectual ladder.
Stuart79(Quote)
Lee Ryder interview on all sport this evening about remy
http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/kickoff/130114/ryder-qpr-frame-sign-newcastle-target-remy-189263.
Kirkyman(Quote)
Stuart – actually, the pacy attacker is what Pardew said he wants:
“I would like, if possible, to have a player with real power and pace. Sometimes, we lack a little bit of pace,” he said this week. “Gabriel Obertan brings that to the team, but when Gabby is not in the team, that’s something I would like to see in the player that comes in because that will help Papiss Cisse” – http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/newcastleunited/id/479?cc=5739
Once again, you’re substituting your own thoughts for the real world. Please don’t let this overwhelm you at meal times! 🙁
Wellington(Quote)
I’d suggest following PeteGravesSky on twitter. He is one of the SSN presenters and seems to be a Newcastle considering 90% of his tweets are about them. He’s likely as close to an “ITK” as we’ll get outside the paper writers.
funkyjesus(Quote)
So QPR got Remy…right. But it’s their midfield and defence that are gash IMO. Anton Ferdinand ffs? And they’re losing their best CB in Nelson….Mackie, Cisse and Tarabt are good players, Mackie is very much like Best in that he’ll work his socks off and he’s got a bit of pace and power about him, and he’s unselfish. Cisse is their main goal threat with Tarabt as their creator, altho I guess Remy on the wing would have to be better than sean wright phillips….
Anyway move on, still can’t decide what kind of player we need….I’d say a pacey wingforward but Marveux is showing his talent and we have benny to come back….if Cisse gets injured we’ve got nobody to put the ball in the net…but can we afford to rely on Obertan and Jonas in the front of a 4-3-3 if the other two get injured….
Newkie(Quote)
Apparently Marseille’s director is saying 3 clubs (Newcastle, QPR and an unnamed team) are all talking and Remy has made no choice yet.
funkyjesus(Quote)
This is terrible news but what does it say about Remy’s character? If all it takes is more money we aren’t going to be able to compete. If they want to pay him 75K a week we’re not in the competition. Now what for us? Why don’t we bring in that CB we need straight away and think about whoever is number 2 on Carr’s striker list?
GeordieTwo(Quote)
BBC are reporting Remy didn’t show up in Newcastle last night as expected. The club is supposedly extremely shocked by this. If the wage offer from QPR is anywhere near correct we can forget about him. Some reports saying he is having a medical with QPR tomorrow morning.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
If he did not turn up to see us then he’s a **** and we should not waste our time with him.
I just hope they have a plan b & c lined up as well as a CB. If they dont, they are incompetent 😕
Shamrock(Quote)
Yes Llambias pull out plans b and c. And do it quickly. How can we continue to offer far less wages than other clubs, even QPR, and expect to make good signings? With Llambias in there we continue to be in deep trouble. This one should be a slap to Ashley’s face. Wake up man.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
What is everybody going to say about Remy tomorrow if it turns out he signs for Newcastle. Will you take back everything bad you said? Lets just wait until whats done is done before we make comments on what isn’t officially done.
StateSideToon(Quote)
Stateside my indictment on Remy’s character is conditional, so I stand by it.
Shamrock(Quote)
SST
No, he’s a knob 😡 😉
Andymag(Quote)
Tbh not too gutted about Remy, it’s not the board’s fault that QPR pay ridiculous wages, he’s not exactly been a goal machine and his attitude doesn’t seem brilliant. Plenty of alternatives
Andymag(Quote)
We’ll probably know in the morning unless there is really a third team still bidding.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
The one thing I will say is that I f**king hate Redknapp. He is an annoying self important tw*t. All he’s ever won is the FA cup having spunked so much money that he destroyed Portsmouth forever.
He has mates in the media who will talk him up. Very few of them mention that he hardly set the world alight at West Ham, got Southampton relegated after a wretched run then dumped them to run Portsmouth’s wage bill up and leave them in a perilous situation.
Ok rant over.
SJP14(Quote)
like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives…………… 😕
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
The board have a strict protocol regarding transfers and for better or for worse seem to be sticking to it.
Overpriced? no thanks, lets see how much u ask for in the next window
Overpaid? go join Junior (and Loic) at QPR
Will we hold our nerve and stick to our principles as the window shuts… as the very real proposition of relegation (and a catastrophic loss of potential revenue) lurks ominously around the corner?
M(Quote)
Statesidetoon,
After everything, it’d make me very nervous if Remy signed for the Toon still. His attitude could turn sour very quickly.
No doubt he will be asking for a “clause” in his contract.
Each time he gets paid, he will probably think, what he “could” have been getting at QPR.
Obviously I’m being pesimistic, but I think ‘Arry has ruined this for us even if Remy still joins. Probably best to move on to other targets.
I would have no problem moving on, IF I had any faith in the board actually recruiting someone hassle free – unfortunately I have NO FAITH in them…
JJ(Quote)
Hopefully that second option isn’t Diego Fabbrini because his goal record of 5 goals in aorund 70 games doesn’t inspire me very much. 🙄
JJ(Quote)
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Nothing more entertaining than people when they lock horns and fight over who has the most intellect.
Stuat79 v Wellington.
Will the battle recommence today. 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
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It would be crazy to offer Remy more or even the same wages what Ba asked for.
Ba was a proven scorer in the premier league who said he would stay at the toon if they offered him £90k per week.
And Remy wants £100k.
No chance.
Troy Stavers(Quote)
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I fear Barfa may be tempted if Arsenal throw a cheeky little offer in for him this window.
£15m and the club might buckle. The club love money they do. 😯
Troy Stavers(Quote)
We certainly don’t have that issue when you and your brother argue Troy 🙂 🙂
Not fussed about remy…. remember how good Hoilet was, Nzogbia? Both were hyped and went for good coin. There is no guarantee that remy would be a success. If the wage is true from QPR then good luck to them, they will need it.
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
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Ha. 😛
@Aussie
B&B has refused to speak to me again. He sent a letter to my younger bro explaining he has had enough of my boorish rants at him. 😛
You’ve got to love hissy fits. The disclaimer remains in place for the foreseeable future.
It does its job by keeping hissy fitters out of my life. 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
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I’m hoping he’s left the blog for good. It was a bit cut & thrust for him. 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Troy, Is he refusing to converse with you just on here or does extend to to your home life as well?
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
That’s a bit harsh mate.. Lots of crew still converse with you after all your gaffs and back tracking 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Troy,
Is your younger bro also a Toon supporter?
JJ(Quote)
Aussie,
I think with Remy’s lack of football, and the change in pace in the Premiership as it is, it could well take Remy 5 or six games to settle in and get up to speed.
For QPR, I hope that is five or six games too late. They have Wet Spam away and then Money Bags City at home their next two games.
They will be shitting bricks about relegation with players like:
Remy, Cisse, Hoilett, Barton, MVila, Park Ji-Sung, Nedum Onuoha, Shaun Wright-Phillips, José Bosingwa, all earning upward of 40k/week
There has never in my eyes been a more derserving team for relegation.
JJ(Quote)
JJ, I agree, all that is know about Remy is that he is desperately out of form and he wants a move away from his current team. It is a huge gamble to pay such big wages on someone that has yet to prove himself. If he does leave if QPR are relegated, who is going to pay his high wages if he wants out?? He could quite easily stay with QPR and live off the fat.. Look at Xisco has done this well with us over the past 4 or 5 seasons…
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
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@Aussie
He’s refusing to speak to me in general life (as you put it). 😛 You couldn’t write a comedy sketch like it. 😆
@JJ
B&B is 3 yrs older than me and my other bro, who is also a season ticket holder, is 7 yrs younger than me.
I find Aussie & B&B very similar. They go into raging hissy fits over the slightest things. 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Troy,
Do you all share a room at the old age home? 😉
JJ(Quote)
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@JJ
We’ve been moved out the same room. I kept p!55!ng in his drawers during my sleep. 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
It all makes sense now… Middle Child Syndrome… 😆 😉
Troy, your younger bro isnt interest in the blog scene I take it? Be interesting to hear the different views. Can’t think of any other siblings on the blog.
JJ(Quote)
@Aussie
He’s refusing to speak to me in general life (as you put it)
I actually said “home life” 😕 More gaffs from Troyster 😆 😆
I can imagine that family Sunday roasts at your parents place must be a barrel of laughs mate 😆
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Bit like a Sunday roast Roast…
JJ(Quote)
We need a new thread to move on from Remy… Sick of looking at his picture now 😕
JJ(Quote)
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@Aussie
Last I seen of B&B was when he was bashing his yute with a eucalyptus branch. Sounds painful JJ I know, but Aussie will explain what a yute is.
He has several. He needs them. He keeps bashing them with his eucalyptus branches. 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Troy,
Is it not a “ute” you are referring to?
JJ(Quote)
I’m glad you didn’t bring up my stolen wheel barrow Troy, that would been a low blow 😥
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
JJ beat me to it with ute call 😆 😆 the gaffs just keep on a coming 😆 😆
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Aussie well are you stilling seeing without the rose tints on ?
I see your prediction for the Norwich game was.wrong yet again 😆 I have told you about them good feeling you get, try to keep them under control lad if you stick with me i’ll try to keep you righ as once again I called it right. 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Plan B was Augenmang, or what ever his name is, who says he won’t leave until the summer months… So plan C it is then…
JJ(Quote)
Troy – 😆 I don’t know who’s smarter, just that I’m calmer. Stuart may even be one of these “troubled genius” types!
Apparently we’re in for Siem de Jong. Which is great, except that now someone will have to lure HBA out from under his bed with a nice bit of cheese and some soothing words. 😉
Wellington(Quote)
Big Dave 😀 Have you ever had a good feeling mate? 😉 😆 😆
And for the record, yes you did call it right 😉
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
JJ – Aubameyang was making soothing noises to his club’s magazine. Not credible.
Wellington(Quote)
I actually think Erdinc or Gameiro are decent bets… Neither should cost as much as Remy.
JJ(Quote)
Right ,if not Remy ,who .Any Ideas who we might bring in? .Seen we might be after Charlie Austin and Hooper but I wonder if there is actually a 2nd or 3rd choice. Also read last night apparently Arry said Toon are a club in dissaray 🙄 That maybe true but who is he and QPR to say that 👿 talk about the pot calling the kettle black .They don’t seem to realise quite how Fecked they will be should they drop out the PL.
KIMTOON(Quote)
Morning Aussie ,Did you wake up to our shock news on Remy ? ,hows that glass by the way ? ,is it half empty yet ? ,I have a spare ticket for the reality bus you can have 😉 .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Glad nufc didn’t do the deal. It shows the player has signed for money only and that is not good. Stick to your guns nufc and make responsible financial decisions for the long term.
bkemp247(Quote)
Marnin’ all. Wish I’d not checked Newsnow this morning – it’s nowt but ***** from us, caused by greedy arseholes that deserve to starve.
All of the following has a huge caveat that if all the reports are fabricated, I eat humble pie. I also apologise in advance for a huge (if inventive) rant:
– Remy can go **** a pile of flaming cheese graters if he goes to that shed in the shithole of London just for even more piles of cash. Fucking waste of carbon emissions, that bloke. Let him **** off there to go down with the other money-grabbing fungi just as soon as ‘arry gets a better offer or has to flee the country for more stuff related to taxes and dogs.
– Benny can stick his head up a flatulent rhino and breathe deep if he thinks it’s ok to scam millions off our club for years, put in just one decent season, get injured yet again, watch the club get into trouble and immediately ***** himself out to any other club that’s higher in the league and will take him. **** you, Benny; we’re better off without. You look great when you play, but you can count those occasions on your testicles.
I’m fed up with these *****. It’s the relegation season all over again, with players competing for who can out-Owen Owen for *****-of-the-decade.
*******. 👿
Whumpie(Quote)
Hi Kim,
Saw the news on Remy just before I went to bed last night…. not too fussed to be honest… an out of form striker is not what we need at the moment.. yes it would be nice but we need someone who is banging in goals. The glass will always be half full, that is my nature even though Big Dave is trying to turn me to the dark side 😉 😆 😆
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Whumpie@293 , That’s the spirit ,chin up lad. 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
Aussie yeah mate I get them too but no where near as regular as you and certianly not every game lad 😀 you just need to try to keep a hold of them 😆 😆
So are you still fuked of with all the **** mate or some where inbetween ?
Big Dave(Quote)
for Whumpie 🙄
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvPugcb7QGE
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Big Dave, somewhere in between at the moment. It was a poor game last week but at least you could see some concerted effort from our defensive unit. I would like a couple of players in though mate….
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Kim – ‘Arry will be fine if QPR get the drop, and that’s all that matters to ‘Arry.
Aubameyang, Erdinc, Diego Fabbrini (easy to imagine in black & white), maybe Danny Graham – there’s no shortage of targets. It’s not 100% clear what order the club will approach them in.
Wellington(Quote)
Cheers, Aussie. I feel much better now. It was the baseball bat that did the trick.
Whumpie(Quote)