I think the ownership meeting with Isak was a last gasp attempt to see if they can convince him to stay. I think if he stood firm, they’d end up selling.
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Maybe that’s why they went on the pitch to break the news to Howe… fuck knows why.
I can see it not happening but who knows. I forgot to take anything Chris Hope says with a bag of salt.
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He’s not for sale. But staying without a new contract is not viable
Wut? So much spin that they cannot keep it straight for a single tweet
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It also contradicts their claim that they never planned to sell him this summer.
It remains to be seen how much of this is just posturing. But what’s obvious to me is that they would have sold Isak by now if they landed another striker.
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Wolves will hand striker Jorgen Strand Larsen a new contract after rejecting a £50m bid from Newcastle but could still be tempted to sell the 25-year-old Norway international if they receive an offer in excess of £75m. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Strand Larsen is keen to move to Newcastle with the Magpies weighing up another bid, but he is not viewed as a direct replacement for Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, who is wanted by Liverpool. (The I - subscription required), external
Newcastle officials, including co-owner Jamie Reuben, have spoken to Isak at the striker’s home in an attempt to convince him to stay at the club and return to Eddie Howe’s squad despite Liverpool’s interest. (Daily Mail)
I don’t think this is going to happen. I expect that Sandcastle will get JSL and will offer Isak a much improved contract which he will accept. Because, money.
I think the owners are more concerned about not losing face in this situation. They don’t want their fans to see them as being a small club supposedly being ‘bullied’ by a big club. Because they’re a big club now! Way aye man.
We need to get a forward in ASAP and I think we should get Rodrygo before one of our rivals get him. Imagine signing Rodrygo and parading him before the Arsenal game just to boil their piss.
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Caught Offside is claiming that “internal discussions have taken place” over offering Chiesa to Newcastle as part of a swap deal. Yeah, right.
Will somebody please make it stop.
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Isn’t that standard for these football rumour/banter websites … they make me pray for a nuclear holocaust in 10 minutes (sorry I’m stealing Bill Hicks material).
How about we sign someone just because it will improve the squad. I couldn’t give a fig what “Europe’s greatest club side” care about anything. In fact I find that is another thing that can get in the bin, parading signings before a match.
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well tak is today we will bid but I dont see it.
I think we need to move onto to someone else and sign a CB.
This has dragged on way to long for anything to happen plus Toon arent getting 2 CFs signed in 7 days when they have failed badly for 12 weeks.
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Saying this all along, yes we are thin upfront but at the back too.
I don’t understand why the talk of them needing a replacement is even a talking point to sell him. Hes not playing at the moment they aren’t replacing someone who has played first 2 games of the season.
If Isak accepts a new contract it will probably be because Newcastle refused to sell him and it has a release clause in, rather than just because they offer to pay him more.
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They may not need to sign two this window to let him go. I still think a week is enough time for them to bring in 2 players. They’ve increased their bids for the lads at Brentford and Wolves in the last 3-4 days, so I can see them go back again for them, then there are potential loan deals they could do to give them some depth if they can only sign one.
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How long it has dragged on makes no difference to the chances of it happening. The fact we’ve got last night’s game done and the window closes in a week only improves the chances of it happening now if you ask me.
I know we’re better at this transfer lark than Newcastle but this casual attitude of “we should just move on” is a bit fanciful. I’m sure we have a contingency plan but we’ll want to give the Isak deal every chance of reaching a conclusion.
Agree on the CB though. I’d take Hincapie over Guehi if we have the room on the non-homegrown list but I’d also be happy to get Guehi in. Put some pressure on Konate as he’s started the season shite. Give Leoni a chance to settle and adapt for a season and then decide if he’s capable of being a first team option next season when I suspect Konate goes to Paris or Madrid.
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Because of Leoni’s age we currently have one non-homegrown spot available in the prem. I don’t know how that will work for Leoni in Europe.
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Hincapie has played in a back 3 most of the time so Guehi is the better option plus he has proved himself in th PL
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If the Newcastle ‘suits’ had managed to persuade Isak to stay, I think we would’ve heard about it by now. They would want to get the news out to the fanbase asap.
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It’s not even midday yet.
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I thought they’d ‘paid him a visit’ yesterday. If so, they’ve had plenty of time to leak it to the media.
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The talk was they were going straight from the game.