There was a special guest in attendance as Newcastle United drew 1-1 with Brighton And Hove Albion on Saturday. As the Newcastle Untied players prepared to conduct a lap of honour with their families, they were met by the Toon hierarchy. The British members of the board were all in attendance, as Amanda Staveley, Mehrdad Ghodoussi and Jamie Reuben all stepped out onto the St James’ Park pitch. And they were joined by PIF chief Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who is the club’s chairman. Newcastle United fans rarely see Yasir Al-RumayyanAl-Rumayyan is rarely seen on Tyneside, and only seems to visit the regi...
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Newcastle United have a massive opportunity against Manchester United on Wednesday night. It is the penultimate Premier League game of the season for both clubs, as they battle it out for a place in Europe next season. The Magpies are currently in the driving seat, sitting in sixth place despite dropping points on Saturday. They drew 1-1 with Brighton, meaning Man United had the chance to close the gap and move level on goal difference. It was a chance they did not take, with Erik ten Hag’s side losing 1-0 to Arsenal at a very wet Old Trafford. They are now eighth heading into Wednesday’s game...
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One of Newcastle United’s summer transfer targets already has Alan Shearer’s seal of approval. The Magpies’ current priority appears to be addressing their defence, as they line up two deals that must be done sooner rather than later. Lloyd Kelly and Tosin Adarabioyo are set to become free agents, and Newcastle United are trying to bring both of them to St James’ Park. Eddie Howe’s side are the favourites to bring in the former, while a deal for the latter is suddenly close after a fresh round of talks with Toon officials. It looks like Newcastle United are getting at least one of the centre-b...
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Newcastle United have no desire to sell their best players this summer, but that does not stop them being linked with moves away. There have been relentless rumours about Bruno Guimaraes leaving the club this summer, and body language experts went into overdrive as he looked despondent following Newcastle’s 1-1 draw with Brighton. There has also been speculation that Alexander Isak could leave St James’ Park, with the Magpies’ most expensive signing ever attracting interest from Arsenal. They need a goalscorer like Isak, but Newcastle have no desire to sell their top scorer. And if he were to ...
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Newcastle United’s centre-backs woes could soon be over. While things will likely not improve before the end of the season with Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles suffering from ACL injuries and Fabian Schar having a hamstring problem, the defensive outlook for Newcastle United next season is suddenly looking much brighter. The Magpies are currently chasing two centre-backs, both of which are due to become free agents. Newcastle are the favourites to sign Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth, while Fulham’s Tosin Adarabioyo is also a target. While the former has looked more likely to sign for Newcastle ...
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Newcastle United will surely need to rebuild their defence this summer. Indeed, the signing of a new central defender was understood to have been on Newcastle’s agenda last year but the transfer budget just couldn’t stretch that far. The situation has since become more pressing, too. While the club were believed to have looked at potential signings to bolster their backline even before the long-term injuries to Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles, the fact both will miss months of action makes the need more urgent. Tosin Adarabioyo and Lloyd Kelly of Fulham and Bournemouth respectively are unders...
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For what has felt like an age, Newcastle United have seen their key players linked with moves away. While few would be able to doubt the ambition PIF have shown in charge of Newcastle, FFP limitations mean the club are looking to raise money through player sales. There has been talk of a big rebuild this summer in order to revamp Eddie Howe’s squad after a season to have seriously tested the limits of it at times. In an ideal world, Newcastle would go out and strengthen on top of what they’ve already got. Indeed, the PIF era has so far been one of upward trajectory, so the prospect of losing a...
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The PIF era at Newcastle United has brought some pretty fashionable names to the club. Sandro Tonali’s move to Newcastle may not have worked out just yet but, before his ban, it looked as if the club had pulled off something of a coup in signing an Italian international who had recently played a key role in winning a Serie A title with a storied club in AC Milan. Before Tonali, the likes of Bruno Guimaraes, Sven Botman and Alexander Isak had arrived. Guimaraes and Isak are now arguably two of the more in-demand players around at the moment, such has been the level of their respective impacts s...
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Newcastle United playing at St James’ Park is over for another season. While Eddie Howe’s side ended their campaign at St James’ in the Premier League with a fairly underwhelming draw with Brighton, it’s still been a pretty positive season on Tyneside. Though Newcastle were unable to match the home form to have seen them beaten only twice last season, there hasn’t been a huge drop-off this time around. Indeed, only Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City have won more on their own patch all season than Howe’s team. During that time, Newcastle have beaten Chelsea, both Manchester club...
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Newcastle United could just not find a way through Brighton towards the end of Saturday’s draw in the Premier League. Though picking up a point against the Seagulls is hardly a disaster, Newcastle could not take a huge step towards securing Europa League qualification by finding a winner. Clearly, that is hugely frustrating and it was disappointing that many of the players potentially playing their final home game as a Newcastle player could not sign off with a victory. As Sean Longstaff said, Eddie Howe’s side huffed and puffed throughout the contest but rarely did they look genuinely dangero...
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