Realistic signings for Newcastle - Fans name their favourites in five key positions

by Olly Hawkins · 11 April 2024, 13:35

I recently put a post out on our NUFCBlog Twitter (or X) account, asking fans to comment with a realistic signing they'd like to see at Newcastle United this summer.

It's early days - we still have seven games left of the 2023/24 season and also have a new sporting director to appoint first following Dan Ashworth's exit - but there's no doubt that this will be a huge summer for the club.

We got almost 300 responses, featuring a few unrealistic shouts, but the following names cropped up in five key areas we are likely to strengthen this summer:

STRIKERS: Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), Joao Pedro (Brighton), Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Evan Ferguson (Brighton), Matheus Cunha (Wolves), Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Serhou Guirassy (Stuttgart), Jonathan David (Lille).

RIGHT WINGERS: Pedro Neto (Wolves), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) Raphinha (Barcelona), Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Johan Bakayoko (PSV), Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Xavi Simons (PSG), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Luca Koleosho (Burnley), Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), Yéremy Pino (Villareal), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Roony Bardghji (Copenhagen), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Mohammed Kudus (West Ham).

MIDFIELDERS: Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Manu Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), Khephren Thuram (Nice), Amadou Onana (Everton), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), Ederson (Atalanta), Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Pedro Goncalves (Sporting Lisbon), Federico Redondo (Argentinos Juniors), Scott McTominay (Man Utd), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).

LEFT-BACKS: Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Pervis Estupinian (Brighton), Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth), Rico Henry (Brentford), Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Fran Garcia (Real Madrid), Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen).

CENTRE-BACKS: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Malick Thiaw (AC Milan), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Odilon Kossounou (Bayer Leverkusen), Mathis de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), Evan Ndicka (Roma), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon), Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice), Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth), Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace).

If you had to pick one player from each of the five sections, who are you taking? Let us know in the comments below.