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Newcastle United allegedly have much interest in Teteh and Mohamed Bangura who currently play for
Sweden's AIK. You've probably seen various reports linking Newcastle to the Banguras from Sierra
Leone who, incidentally, are not brothers. Both players are currently at Allmänna Idrottsklubben
(AIK) in Sweden.
As QPR pull out of contention to sign Newcastle United's Wayne Routledge, the player will be back
with the club for pre-season training. But does he have any sort of future at Newcastle? Wayne
Routledge, who spent the second half of last season out on loan to QPR, appears to be somewhat in
limbo at [.
Celtic are still interested in Newcastle United keeper Fraser Forster despite getting their first
offer rejected, and the Charles N'Zogbia rumour has been resurrected a bit. Celtic are likely to
pursue Fraser Forster with increased vigour along with increased money after getting their £1.5m
offer for the goalkeeper rejected.
Speculation as to how the Newcastle United team might line up next season, who will be the first
choices in various positions and who else is needed. Goalie With news that Fraser Forster may be
the subject of a £1.5m bid from Celtic and given that he has intimated he'd like a move to the
[...]
Newcastle United allegedly maintain a strong interest in Saint-Etienne's Blaise Matuidi and Paris
Saint-Germain's Mevlüt Erdinç. According to 'France Football' (as well as our very own Chronicle)
the French revolution is far from over at Newcastle. Apparently we are still pursuing a legendary
'double swoop' for Blaise Matuidi and Mevlüt Erdinç.
Ben Tozer and Newcastle United agree terms to cancel the player's contract and allow him to leave
on a free transfer. Apparently Ben Tozer is quitting Newcastle in favour of Northampton. Or at
least that's what Sky Sports are suggesting. The 21 year old defender started out as a youth player
at Plymouth Argyle, which [.
Newcastle United midfielder Alan Smith is a potential target for Leeds United. Many an argument has
ensued in recent weeks about whether or not we should be getting rid of the older, more experienced
players but I tend to think the majority of Toon fans feel that Alan Smith has outstayed his
usefulness at the [.
Ryad Boudebouz, the Algerian attacking midfielder, is once again being linked to Newcastle United
by the foreign press. Reports from the Italian press are suggesting that Ryad Boudebouz fancies a
move to the English Premier League and Newcastle and Liverpool are said to be the two clubs after
his signature.
Tyneside newspaper, The Journal, are claiming very confidently that Newcastle United "confirmed
earlier today" that Argentine wing wonder, Jonas Gutierrez, will be the latest in a series of
senior players to be edged out the exit door at St James's Park as the club are willing to "listen
to offers" to use the Journal's words.
Valencia's Vicente has said that his future lies in England and he is once again being connected to
Newcastle United. Spanish 'periodistas deportivos' (hacks to you and I) are suggesting that
Newcastle have bid for Valencia left-winger Vicente Rodríguez Guillén. But I think something may
have been lost in translation and what they're really saying [.
Jose Enrique's future at Newcastle United still remains doubtful, although Alan Pardew says the
club is trying its best to entice him to stay. The Enrique situation still seems to be dragging on
without solution and, in a recent interview, Alan Pardew used a quartet of successive 'bigs' to
demonstrate what he thinks about Enrique [.
A senior Newcastle United source says we're going off the idea of bringing Charles N'Zogbia to the
club due to his approach to things. It seems that Newcastle are cooling on the prospect of bringing
Charles N'Zogbia to the club, mainly due to what they see as 'mercenary tactics' by the player.
Newcastle have apparently [.
Whilst PSG set a £10m price tag on Mevlüt Erdinç, who Alan Pardew has admitted to being
interested in, Newcastle United are also allegedly looking at Daniel Sturridge and a Spanish
winger. Newcastle have been linked to Mevlüt Erdinç for a while now but it seems that the
injection Qatari money into Paris Saint-Germain means [.
Queen's Park Rangers midfielder, Adel Taarabt has revealed that he would be happy to join Newcastle
as he feels that he doesn't need a very big club at this stage of his career. The player, who is
intent on a move from the West London club as he feels they will be relegated after their [...]
Kevin Nolan allegedly reacts angrily at his treatment by Alan Pardew at Newcastle United. I spent
most of yesterday wondering where the 'source close to Nolan' from the News Of The World had gone
and I'm pleased to say he's popped up today. Allegedly Nolan is positively fuming at the lack of
support he received [.
It will come as no surprise to Newcastle United fans that the club is now being strongly linked
with another midfielder with French connections, although Arsenal's alleged interest in Joey Barton
may be a little more surprising. I am most disappointed to find we haven't signed any new players
yet today.
Whilst the number 9 shirt remains unfilled at Newcastle United, it certainly won't ever be Nile
Ranger's as was once speculated. The player is well and truly transfer-listed and beginning to
attract suitors. It's all go at Newcastle isn't it? Between the rumours and the actual transfers
that have taken place it's turning out to [.
In a rare interview, Newcastle United manager, Alan Pardew, has revealed that the deal for former
West Ham and Hoffenheim striker, Demba Ba, is far from done, and that "other suitors" and,
unsurprisingly, potential medical problems are the issue. Ba, who suffers from a degenerative knee
condition previously failed a medical at Stoke City before [.
Former West Ham player, Demba Ba has been filmed at St James's Park while in Tyneside to have a
medical for Newcastle United. As we published on this 'blog on June 11th the chief football writer
of the Sunday Mirror, Paul Smith, alleged after a converstion with Derek Llambias that the player
had "agreed terms [.
Celtic's Scott Brown denies any interest in a transfer to Newcastle United. A few days ago, in a
post about The Celtic Raid, I reported our alleged interest in Celtic captain Scott Brown and
left-back Emilio Izaguirre. I did wonder at the time what sort of role Pardew had in mind for Scott
Brown in [.
Could the sweetener for Kevin Nolan's departure from Newcastle United come in the shape of Blaise
Matuidi? Well, it was quite a day yesterday wasn't it? What with the big news that Kevin Nolan is
most likely on his way to West Ham, the implications of which I'll talk about in a later post.
Fortunately [.
Newcastle United are allegedly pursuing yet another two midfielders in an attempt to build the
largest midfield in history. Birmingham's Craig Gardner and Bayer Leverkusen's Tranquillo Barnetta
are today's offerings. Of course, not all transfer speculation is true. In fact most of it isn't.
But if you ever needed an extra hint that some of [.
Could Demba Ba and Mevlüt Erdinç be Newcastle United's first choice strike force next season? As
previously speculated, it does indeed seem that Alan Pardew has considerable interest in Mevlüt
Erdinç. Speaking to The Journal, Pardew said: "Erdinç has always been on our radar. He's a very
good player and that is all I will [.
Newcastle United may be planning a raid on Celtic for both Emilio Izaguirre and Scott Brown.
Izaguirre in particular looks necessary with Jose Enrique blanking Alan Pardew over his contract.
Allegedly, Newcastle are interested in Celtic captain Scott Brown. The 25 year-old midfielder
started out at Hibernian and in 2007 he was transferred to Celtic [.
Newcastle United are allegedly planning a 'mega-bid' for some 'mystery striker', but who could it
be? That idea of 'mega-bids' and 'mystery strikers' does sound like The Sun is spicing up the story
a bit. Having said that though, it's probably true within reason. We certainly need a striker and
there's no denying that it's [.
Allegedly the new contract that Newcastle United offered to Kevin Nolan was only due to be
activated at the end of next season and then only if the club finished in the top 7 in the Premier
League. The Mirror is attempting to shed some light on Kevin Nolan's contract situation, although
whether that's the [.
Speaking in an interview with Sam Matterface on 'Talk Sport', the chief football writer of the
Sunday Mirror, Paul Smith, has been claiming that Newcastle United have "agreed terms on Friday
night" with West Ham striker, Demba Ba. He also claimed that West Ham had also made a bid for Kevin
Nolan, but that it [.
While it has recently been announced by 'Talk Sport' that Newcastle United target, Gervinho, has
signed for Arsenal, it has been revealed by the Director of Football of the player's current club,
Lille OSC, that neither club have made an offer for the Ivory Coast player. Rather, he has told the
French media that Tottenham [.
Martin Jol is allegedly interested in Newcastle United captain Kevin Nolan and Kevin Gameiro rules
out any chance of comin to Tyneside. I think we'd all pretty much accepted that Lorient's Kevin
Gameiro wasn't coming to Newcastle and the player himself has now confirmed that, saying: "I'll
think about my future in the coming days.
Newcastle United have allegedly rejected a £3m offer from West Ham for team captain Kevin Nolan. I
have to say up-front that solid quotes about this matter are sorely lacking but it seems that West
Ham's bid of £3m for Kevin Nolan was rejected. Definitive information about Nolan's contract
situation is also difficult to pin [.
Newcastle United are supposedly interested in an Egyptian midfielder whilst Sam Allardyce wants our
captain at West Ham. Tomorrow might be a better day for transfer gossip as that's when the French
transfer window creaks open and allows a plethora of Gallic talent to enter the market. Given where
our scouts seem to have been [.
A source close to Charles N'Zogbia indicates that the player really wants to return to Newcastle
United and only ever left because of Joe Kinnear. According to The Star, Charles N'Zogbia is most
certainly Newcastle-bound, which would seem to suit the voters on this particular blog. As our vote
stands as I write this, 80% [.
Mike Ashley will have to break his own transfer record if he wants to bring N'Zogbia to Newcastle
United. Whilst Wigan will let Charles N'Zogbia go to a Champions League club for £9m, they will
only let him go to another Premier League club including us for £12m. Apparently this is because
Wigan [.
It appears that Newcastle United have submitted a formal bid for Swansea left-back Neil Taylor.
Newcastle submitted a £1m bid for Neil Taylor yesterday afternoon, following rumours over the
weekend that we were closing in on the 22 year-old. The Swansea City Chairman, Huw Jenkins, said:
"We have received a proposal from Newcastle regarding Neil [.
It seems to this humble Toon blogger that with the advent of recent media coverage about the
possibility of 'no new deals' for our 2 most recent Captains: Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton, we're
starting to see a pattern emerge. Yes, they are top scorer and Player of the year respectively, but
it seems the [.
A summary of the current transfer targets at Newcastle United, not a single one of which has
actually been confirmed by the club! As another week gets underway, we can no doubt expect a load
more transfer speculation relating to our club because it is after all silly season. So I thought
I'd kick off [.
Contract woes for Nolan now at Newcastle United? According to The Mirror, Kevin Nolan is having
difficulty getting a new contract out of the club. He has two years left on his current contract
and was supposedly in talks to extend that by at least another two years, however it seems to 28
year-old has [.
It seems that Nile Ranger is surplus to requirements at Newcastle United. According to a fistful of
press reports, Nile Ranger is being shown the exit at St James' Park as he does not figure in Alan
Pardew's future plans. To be honest, he never really got properly started at Newcastle. He was used
mainly [.
Gervinho rumours persist but what do Newcastle United in terms of strikers anyway? The French press
are announcing the 'imminent' arrival of Gervinho at Newcastle, which sounded promising until I
noticed they got their information from Sky Sports. Allegedly we've made a €16m bid for the
player (£14.
Newcastle United are allegedly set to take Swansea's Neil Taylor via a £1m buy-out clause in his
contract. Allegedly (and don't you just love it when I start an article with that) we have no less
than 'swooped' over to Welsh Wales and are about to complete the signing of newly promoted
Swansea's Neil Taylor.
