From a contract law perspective a club is entitled to take the position that a player going on strike to force a move amounts to a transfer request, with all the consequences that entails.
Often, that position is then formalised as part of any subsequent transfer agreement.
Which should allow us to bargain down to the extent of said ‘loyalty’ bonus. So the trite sum of 127m pounds it is.
What’s the point in Newcastle getting £150m if they can’t spend it? I just don’t see them bringing in two strikers good enough in the time left for them to sell Isak.
There is more than enough time for them to bring in a couple of strikers - the English transfer window isn’t shutting until 7pm on 1 September. Presumably they have a list of potential targets already to work on.
They aren’t just looking at that though are they?
Time isn’t the primary issue though for a club who have struggled to land their targets. The fact Ekitike and Gyokeres have both already gone by this point in the window does complicate it, but their biggest issue continues to be getting the people they are interested in to be open to joining them. I think that is where the change in backroom personnel is probably making it difficult as they appear to changed their focus to players more in demand…players more well known and easy to identify…and that probably reflects a loss of expertise behind the scenes
I bet they take Nunez on loan with an option to buy. Furthermore, I bet that he then goes on to score at least 15 league goals (fitness permitting).
Yeah, this is what I am assuming is the crucial issue for them - and the money side of things
Unless the loan fee is absolutely whopping (aka 30m with another 20-30m to sign), no thank you.
7 of which will be chalked off for offside … 
I could definitely see Nunez going to Newcastle as one of their two new strikers. Sesko and Nunez. Could ruffle a lot of feathers and do some damage in the Prem.
Let’s examine the Nunez part of the deal. So far we have been unable to sell Nunez. We could have sold him to Napoli, but we have a minimum price in mind and they were trying it on. I still think the Saudis will come in for him this window, possibly even other clubs, but we don’t know that.
What Nunez did to Newcastle with those two goals will linger in their memory. Their fans will know the lad can play, even if Isak is the better player.
It will sting them to see Isak go, but all signs are pointing in that direction. We will want to do something to smooth relations and keep the heat from boiling over. We will pay a record fee for Isak, which I expect will be £130M + £10M.
And if they are a striker short, after having signed Sesko, I could see them being interested in Nunez. Even if they wanted to do a loan deal, with a view to buy, not least to retain some pride and some control on their dealings, I think we would sanction it.
And then yes, put me down for 15+ goals for Nunez for Newcastle too, fitness permitting.
Just speculating, but they could have Sesko and Nunez for the Isak money and start to move forward. The Isak situation is getting toxic and needs breakthrough.
Sounds like Man U are all-in on Sesko.
Perhaps Newcastle will look towards Jackson or Mateta?
This. Big time briefings today that Sesko is most likely going to MUFC since Villa have told them to fuck off on Watkins.
NUFC are in a tricky spot here. If Isak has stopped showing up to training, then that relationship might be irreparably broken, so cashing in makes sense for them, but without a viable replacement their fans will revolt. Sesko is the last “big name” striker on the market, so I feel that they’ll need to pony up a shit load of cash to gazump Man Utd, which means they’ll get fleeced for a few seasons in the market, but at least they’ll have a marquee signing for their fans to ease the pain of losing Isak.
It’s a tightrope, Spud. It’s a fuckin’ tightrope.
Sheesh. How much are we paying Hugo?!
We heard similiar nonsense about Wirtz´s salary as well.
It waives a ‘loyalty payment’ in some cases, so it amounts to throwing some cash on the table.
That Craig Hope has said they’re giving up on signing Sesko and are now targetting Muniz from Fulham.
Do feel like they need to sign someone before they’ll even consider accepting a bid.
Newcastle are very poorly run off the pitch. They have had a lot of leadership churn and several bad decisions. Easier said than done, but you need good people who make good decisions. Keep doing that and watch your star rise.
Right now there’s a sense in which they’ve barely got going, although making it to the CL might help cover over a few cracks.
The owners need to sort out a better training facility and upgrade, or build, a stadium. There’s a lot they can be doing but for some reason, it almost looks like they are not fully committed or engaged.
I guess we will see what’s what in the coming months, but they have left themselves a bit vulnerable for now as they are getting knocked back when they try to sign someone, and it looks like they will lose Isak.
Yes yes yes yes YES!!!