It’s no secret that Newcastle are looking to offload players. As we enter the final week of the January transfer window, time ebbing away for teams to make signings and free up funds, The Toon is reportedly desperate to cash in on some of their assets.
With a shock £30 million pound move to Saudi Arabia on the cards for Almiron, the Paraguayan the latest linked with a big money transfer to the Middle East, links and deals for various Newcastle players have been flaunted by the press, as each day seems to bring news of a freshly rejected approach for a player.
While news of the big stars leaving in Joelinton, Guimaraes and Isak have given Geordies plenty of reason to panic, there may be an alternative solution if they can raise some money through the sales of some of their squad players.
And so, In association with https://grantivoli.com/login-joker123-motobola/, I’ll be exploring 4 players that Newcastle could be looking to move on, in an effort to save themselves from selling their star men.
Matt Targett
Having missed the past few months, Matt Targett has barely featured this season, and with a history of injury problems and having reached his prime, now aged 27, Howe may look to cash in while he can.
Even more importantly, however, would be freeing up 100,000 a week from the wage bill, with Targett reportedly earning £5,260,000 annually, making him the club’s 5th highest earner.
Freeing up such a chunk of wages, alongside getting a solid fee could do wonders for finances and meeting FFP regulations, however, interest seems to be lacking as of now, with his injury leaving his playing longevity up in arms.
Emil Krafth
It’s been no secret that Krafth hasn’t been in Howe’s plans, yet despite this, the Swede vowed to fight for his place.
This fight hasn’t exactly gone as he may have planned. Even amid an injury crisis, Krafth has only made 6 appearences so far this season.
Left out of the Champions League squad and enjoying a £55,000 a week contract, Krafth seems destined for an exit sooner or later, having been deemed surplus to requirements.
It would be a case of selling for peanuts however, with his contract ending this year, most interested parties will be happy to wait it out until he is available as a free transfer.
Still, if somehow, they can offload the Swede for a cheap price, freeing up £55,000 a week would undoubtedly ease wage bill concerns.
Sean Longstaff
By no means a popular proposition, a potential Longstaff move could significantly boost Newcastle’s position in regards to FFP.
Being an academy player, Sean Longstaff could represent raw profit as a sale, offering a huge boost to Newcastle’s FFP situation. It’s by selling so many academy players that Chelsea has been able to spend like they have.
Selling a homegrown hero is always a horrible pill to swallow, but it may come down to a case of Longstaff or one of Guimarães, Joelinton and Isak.
As a relatively young English talent playing in centre-midfield, his value sits at the premium price of £25 million, according to Transfermarkt, which represents just the start of where Newcastle would be willing to begin negotiations.
It may represent a better option to sell Longstaff and one other potential starter, than offload a multitude of squad players, particularly amidst an injury crisis. There have been whispers of a shock sale, but no salient links have yet been established.
Kieran Trippier
One of the main candidates for moving on, Trippier has just been subject to a £12.8 million bid from Bayern Munich, which saw The Magpies surprisingly reject.
No matter your love for Trippier, it is surprising that the club would reject a near £13 million fee for a player pushing 34, with 9 months left on his contract. A contract that pays £120,000 a week.
£13 million would even see the club make a £1 million pound profit on the right-back, so considering the FFP fears, it’s hard to get your head around.
From a footballing perspective, the rejection makes some sense, as the club has just Livramento and Emil Krath as Right-backs to fall back on.
With Livramento injured, losing Trippier would leave Howe’s men in the lurch, unlikely to be able to sign a replacement Right-back, and leaving them without an experienced leader on the pitch and in the dressing room.
However, with his huge wages, concrete interest in the player, and potential for a decent fee, it may be a case of selling Trippier to save a star player.
