Premier League clubs this week opted to push on with plans for a hard spending limit — a de facto salary cap tied to the income of the lowest earning side in the top flight. OK, we hear you say, but what on earth does it all really mean? Who better to answer your questions … Read more
Another set of interviews for Newcastle United‘s director of football vacancy took place last week. It is a big job with some big contenders. Crystal Palace’s Dougie Freedman is now among the front runners, and the Eagles are taking the threat seriously enough to be making overtures to possible replacements. With a final round of … Read more
This is an extract of The Score. Click the sign-up box below to receive the newsletter every Monday morning this season for our verdict on all 20 Premier League clubs Sometimes it can be valuable delving into history to find out what it can reveal about the present and even the future. Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham … Read more
Newcastle United will step up planning for what insiders admit is a “complicated” summer transfer window after moving closer to a resolution on Joelinton‘s contract. Resolving the Brazil midfielder’s contract situation was critical to informing Newcastle’s blueprint for the close season when they hope to add a versatile forward, midfielder and – given the serious … Read more
Newcastle United have momentum again in the chase for Europe but do they have the players? To the seven first teamers missing for the extraordinary defeat of West Ham, Eddie Howe can add four more who succumbed to injury or suspension on a chaotic, cathartic, season-saving afternoon. That list includes club captain Jamaal Lascelles, who … Read more
Published By: Vivek Ganapathy Last Updated: March 29, 2024, 18:39 IST United States of America (USA) Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali (Reuters) The 23-year-old, who joined Newcastle from Milan in a £55 million deal in July, only played 12 matches for the Magpies before his suspension kicked in. Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is hoping Sandro … Read more
Cole Palmer stole the show for Chelsea once again (Credit: AFP) Jacob Murphy’s strike in the 90th minute was not enough to stop Chelsea taking all three points and prevent Newcastle from recording its first home-and-away double over the Blues since the 1986-87 season. Cole Palmer capped an impressive display with a goal and an … Read more
Newcastle United could yet be the busiest club in the final week of a flat January transfer window – but they are waiting for dominoes to fall before making big moves. “Spinning plates” was how one insider described it to i over the weekend, as speculation mounted on the future of Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson … Read more
Newcastle United CEO Darren Eales admits the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play rules are a “huge challenge” to their aims of catching up with the so-called top six. Eales was speaking as Newcastle’s latest accounts were revealed, with the club posting a loss of £73.4m in their financial report. Newcastle revealed they are in an … Read more
Peter Storrie can remember visiting the London studio of Herzog & de Meuron, the renowned Swiss architects, and being shown a striking vision of Portsmouth’s future. “It was something else,” he tells The Athletic. “They put it up on the screen for us and it certainly had the wow factor.” This was 2007 and the … Read more
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