If only that was true - it was “reported” from an account that posts made up stories - because it’s absolutely hilarious.
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Sesko to united then.
Really cant see isak coming here now.
No way newcastle sell him so it would leave them with only 2 forwards on their books.
Make the call Eddie
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Why not we sold Diaz with no replacement and looks like Nunez is off too without a replacement yet.
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Is it too much to hope that the reason he’s turning down CL football in favour of joining the football equivalent of a clown car is because he has moral objections to joining a Saudi-run project?
If not, I don’t really get it.
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Striker wants Newcastle.
Oh how the Yanited have fallen. Oh sorry, read that wrong.
Hope he flunks there big time.
United can pay salaries that sandcastle can’t.
Worst case , he fucks off after 2 years to Saudi.
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We sold Diaz who’s the second option on the left sided attacker role.
We’ve got Gakpo as the first option and as it stands now Chiesa , Rio , Wirtz who can be used there. Even Ekitike does seem to favour the left hand side more from what little we’ve seen him.
I don’t necessarily think we need to replace Diaz. We need to replace Nunez in addition to Ekitike coming in for Jota.
Whether we get Isak or not , I personally think we will. Irrespective of whether Newcastle get another striker.
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You’re probably right. Chasing those desperation dollars.
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And there’s a way to get out of United. People have managed to get out of United and thrive… Even an Antony.
With how sandcastle is standing firm on the valuation for Isak , there might be hesitancy for players when they need to make a decision on whether to sign for that club.
All these are elite sportsmen , the 1% among the 1% among the 1%. They’d like to have their future in somewhat their control.
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We probably had one too many anyhow. Especially considering Dom, Wirtz and Chiesa. Ekitike covers one departure and I think the others cover the gap left by Jota so you are probably one short.
Saying that there isn’t much to cover in terms of Nunez output last season.
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Yes.
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I still say save the money, keep Nunez and sign CB or Wharton or both.
Nunez about to sign for a Saudi club.
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I don’t see scoring goals as a major weekness in this team, so I agree with the sentiment of save the money and dig deep for a CB. Even Nunez is starting to click.
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Goals is one thing, there’s also depth. It wouldn’t be clever to go too short compared to last summer.
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I have always wondered if players on that type of trajectory worry about signing for clubs that have shown to be hesitant to sell star players.
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Exclusive detail: Can reveal that the striker has been told to report on his own to the training ground — after the rest of the players and their families have left.
Eddie Howe has arranged a family day/gathering for players and their partners/children this lunchtime
Isak was’nt invited to that family and friends event.
https://x.com/SkySports_Keith/status/1953058526420517273
https://x.com/sharma__awnish/status/1953069293454713116
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I’m a believer that we were a little front heavy last season, and part of that was the club accounting for Jota to be absent for 1/3 to a 1/2 a season each year through injury. We have had 1 too many forwards IMO and it’s why we couldn’t really share around those minutes for the 3 positions available.
Looking at our list, seeing Ekitike in and Rio doing well pre-season, on the face of it, with Nunez very likely leaving and making assumptions that Chiesa might stick around, it might look like we hit the 5 players for 3 positions that I would ideally like to see. But I think it’s more like 4 1/2 knowing that Rio is still very young.
I think I’ve been proven wrong in believing Flo would play mostly as a false 9 as that’s not how Slot has utilised him preseason, so I would more count him as replacing Elliott (even if Elliott barely had minutes) than being an addition up forward.
I really think with what we have now, we don’t have a real quality option off the bench, so I think we are still short of a top player. We managed so well last season with bringing players off the bench to finish a team. Regardless of pressing needs in defence, we can’t go into this season relying on Rio being the first change firepower off the bench.
Keep: Salah, Gakpo, Chiesa
In: Ekitike, +1 (Isak), Rio (?)
Departed: Diaz, Jota, Nunez