Mark Douglas has released an intriguing new piece for the i, discussing the new transfer strategy Newcastle United’s Saudi-backed owners are keen to get behind.
He reports that PIF are ‘fully supportive’ of the revised recruitment vision that’s been put forward by sporting director Paul Mitchell, who is keen to alter our approach to ‘outwit’ the latest Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) regulations that almost cost us dearly in June.
It’s believed Newcastle plan to ‘go global’ in our search for top-class talents, with a focus on ‘under-tapped markets’ that could allow more hidden gems like Yankuba Minteh to arrive on Tyneside.
The Gambian may feel like a frustrating example given he was sold for PSR reasons without kicking a ball for the club, but a £6m player who soon became an exciting Premier League talent worth £33m shows what we are going for here.
The i also stat that PIF are keen to back our ‘data-informed’ global search, feeling is may not be sustainable to constantly spend big on ready-made stars.
That’s not to say ambitious signings won’t arrive, as the Saudis remain “absolutely committed” to taking Newcastle to the top, but it seems we are looking to also bring in gems from all over the globe; something Brighton have done so well in previous years.
It’s thought that Mitchell is already making plans ahead of two key transfer windows in 2025 and has PIF’s backing. Hopefully his new strategy is something Eddie Howe can get behind and it not only upgrades his first team – a new centre-back and right-winger is needed – but also offers him another Yankuba Minteh that he can help turn into a star.
It has been suggested that Mitchell’s comments about our transfer policy not being fit for purpose was aimed at the fact we rely heavily on scouting and our scouting department and more importantly our data side of recruitment isn’t up to scratch not who we have signed.
Mitchell wants to develop the data side of recruitment and wants to bring it in line with the top clubs. He wants to make signing and more importantly selling dead wood easier and there’s nothing wrong with that or wanting to upgrade the recruitment process.Now if this is true what the he’ll was Dan Ashworth getting paid for if he didn’t sort it out when he was in charge also the journo’s and click bait sites making out there’s a civil war going on when in fact again if true he’s completely correct in saying it’s not fit for purpose.
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