Metro is reporting tonight that FC Twente striker Bryan Ruiz has rejected a move to Newcastle to join Fulham.
Oh no!
Bryan Ruiz – chooses Fulham
The Magpies had tried to hijack Fulham’s Bryan Ruiz transfer with a very late offer of £10.6M, which matched the earlier Fulham bid, but when you are late to the game, it’s rare that you can get your man.
The Costa Rican striker is believed to have chosen the London club, and is said to have even completed a medical.
Newcastle are still after Liam Ridgewell, the Birmingham defender, but it’s a top striker that Newcastle have been short of since last January, when Andy Carroll was sold to Liverpool.
The BBC is reporting that Newcastle reached an agreement of £12M with FC Twente for the player, but it was probably €12M which is around £10.8M as quoted by Metro, but the move apparently then broke down over the Costa Rican’s personal terms.
So it’s hard to believe the club have dropped the ball and not replaced Andy Carroll with the £35M they received for the Gateshead lad in January.
This is not good, if indeed this news on Ruiz is true, which it now seems to be from two separate sources, and it will put a bit of a wet blanket on the transfer season for Newcastle this summer.
Let’s be straight here – Newcastle’s number one target this summer has always been to sign a top striker good enough to wear the number 9 shirt at Newcastle , and the club didn’t get the job done.
A very good question to ask the Newcastle board is why not?
Comments welcome.
447 comments so far
pizzicatochan
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Comment #1That’s Metro.
jimmyxavi
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Comment #2FFS
geoff777
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Comment #3Metro never get a story right … I’m more hopeful now lol
Spuggy
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Comment #4Brown pants time
Level 7 Hero
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Comment #5Not on SSN wouldnt be suprised though!
Toonboy_83
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Comment #6pizzicatochan – seems like every local journo thinks Newcastle have lost the race.
casmag
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Comment #7Scottwilsonecho Scott Wilson
by LukeEdwardsTele
1. “Every penny of the £35m will be reinvested” 2. “I’ve told them we need two players – now” 3. “Judge us on September 1st” Hmmmm. #NUFC
Spuggy
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Comment #8Ruiz would be a shame, but we can surely still get top striker in?!???!?
Geordie-Jake
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Comment #9wont believe this until its on ssn
Miserable Now
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Comment #10It’s all been too quiet- probably because the boy is in a helicopter heading norf.
Maybe?
Toonboy_83
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Comment #11OHWELL WE TRIED…. IM UNSUBSCRIBING TO NUFCTV RIGHT THIS INSTANCE.
Toon1978
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Comment #12Chin up, we have Ba, Best, and young Sammy Ameobi. Its not that bad. 🙂
ilovetoon8788
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Comment #13lee_ryder Lee Ryder
#nufc Now been told Newcastle United have completed their business in the window.
9 minutes ago
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Its 10mins ago. So yea goodnight. Absolutely gutted we didn’t get a striker in. Now we have wait another 4 months.
davybtoon
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Comment #14bbc reckon stalled on personal terms yet we offered better terms than fulham
Mystic Mikes' iron curtain
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Comment #15Until it’s on SSN, I’m completely unmoved.
Toonboy_83
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Comment #16Neilfarrington Neil Farrington
Final confirmation from Bryan Ruiz representatives: “100% Fulham”. #nufc
Miserable Now
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #17It could’ve been worse-
we could’ve been born Mackems!
And no confirmation yet anyway- cool your jets!
cjcox88
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #18All journals and bbc have confirmed we have missed out
Baro
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #19its just the metro..
don’t tear apart just yet….
NUFC_Richyg01
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #20David Craig on SSN soon
BelfastMagpie87
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #21Nah lads all local Journos on twatter.
Business finished.
brightontoon
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #22why post this? is it comfirmed on SSN if not, this is pure bollocks. ill wait till 11pm before i go out and do another raoul moat in Brighton.
ilovetoon8788
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #23It was always going to be Bryan Ruiz or nothing. Fulham got a great deal. And we as usual, leave it till the last minute. When will we ever learn…
Thump
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #24talkSPORT also says that Messi is coming to Newcastle.
dmac
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Comment #25@ 15 im with you Mystic im not going anywhere until its over and done with.
thebionicMAG
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Comment #26If this is true and he wants to play for a mickey mouse club like Fulham then f him, end of.
pizzicatochan
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Comment #27Sammy for number 9.
Spuggy
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Comment #28Loads of journo’s saying we failed on personal terms……looking highly unlikely now for ruiz
Thump
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Comment #29@pizz: Imagine getting “Ameobi 9” on the back of your shirt…
nufc1984
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Comment #30seriously believing everything the twitterers are saying? SSN is the biggest sports news outlet. how much of a tool would david craig look if his “exclusive” was all over the internet before he had a chance to report it??
Just wait. once its on SSN we can all get negative!
thebionicMAG
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Comment #31If true then sod him. Its a no brainer for a real pro.
Spuggy
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Comment #32MsiDouglas Mark Douglas
Yep: NOTHING. Not Ridgewell, not Maiga, not Ruiz #NUFC
ichrisho
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #33BBC: Ruiz wanted 10k extra a week and NUFC said no… Wages Structure… FFS..
dmac
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #34Msi douglas says – Yep no maiga no ridgewell no nothing.
archaeomag
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #35Even BBC’s Ian Payne reccons we are going to bring nobody in!
Tonytoon73
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #36Well there is always January and next summer and then January. FFS more excuses we tried but we ran out of time. f@cking clueless
Milner
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #37hopefully Ba hits some form, Best is looking as good as i’ve seen him and knows how to poach, Strolla can at the very least hold the ball up quite well in the last few mins, and Sammy looks a real talent that’s sure to get some playing now….
plus HBA coming back in 5/6 weeks, and Obertan as a 2nd striker….
It’s far from ideal, but lets just hope that when we do bring in a no.9, say Jan – he’s top quailty.
mattnufc
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #38Last time I’m coming on this site for a while. Cyas
sirtoongospel
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #39Gutted. 8 and half months to get a STRIKER. How can we not have done what was needed?
toon-nutters
Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Comment #40MsiDouglas Mark Douglas
Yep: NOTHING. Not Ridgewell, not Maiga, not Ruiz #NUFC
:X anyone spotted a fat rat??