Newcastle have been linked in the last few days with Young Boys striker Emmanuel Mayuka.
Emmanuel Mayuka – 21 year-old 5’10” striker at BSC Young Boys
The 21 year-old 5’10” striker says that Newcastle are a dream club, and of course he’d love to join Newcastle United – but who wouldn’t? 😀
Whether there’s any truth in this story we don’t know, but we would doubt it.
This is what the former Maccabi Tel Aviv striker said yesterday to Sky Sports News:
“Newcastle is a dream club, like Marseille, because their fans are the best there is,”
“That only shows me I have to work hard and score more goals.
“I’d love to play in a bigger league than the Swiss league.”
In May of last year Mayuka signed a five year contract with Swiss club BSC Young Boys, and this season he has 7 goals in 16 appearances for them, and in total has appeared 71 times with 23 goals for the Swiss club.
Mayuka has made no secret of the fact that he wants to play in a higher class league than the Swiss League, and would love to play in the English Premier League.
He has 22 caps and five goals for Zambia and made his debut in the 2007 COSAFA Cup, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win over Mozambique, when he was just 17.
We were first linked with this player back in early December, when his agent Nir Karin told L’Equipe:
“In France, there are three clubs interested in him, though I can’t say anything specific about Lille,”
“I can tell you that Dynamo Kiev, Fulham and Newcastle are the three teams most serious on him this January.”
And then, as we reported at the time, his agent then said the following, so as not to upset his current club or their fans:
“Makuya is very happy at Young Boys, and likes the city of Bern and its people,”
It was interesting after the Liverpool game tonight that Alan Pardew told BBC Sports the club had a number of targets in January, and he talked of several targets.
So maybe Newcastle will try to bring in another striker after all, as well as a center-back, and while we’re not sure how good this lad is, he would probably cost less than £2M, which is in Mike Ashley’s ball-park.
We’d love to see a good center-back and a good striker brought in during the transfer window next month to fortify the side, since we still have a decent chance of finishing in the top eight this season.
Comments welcome.
137 comments so far
JackButler
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Comment #1Reminds me of Lua Lua, he’s a quick, tricky player and is different to the players we currently have at the club
davybtoon
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Comment #2well all the ppl on twitter saying he has already signed are from his home country of zimbawe so maybe they kno something we dont
JackButler
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:12 AM
Comment #3Its on Wiki so it must be true;)
davybtoon
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Comment #4there is defo something in it why would he even talk about us unless he knew we wanted him
kingkev9
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Comment #5More bollocks
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:16 AM
Comment #6thank you nufc90 (last post) finally sum one who realises time is important 😛
@kingkev o no ur right obertan didnt look good against stoke? or bolton? u say jose etc were in and out and showed glimpses..
well for the 61st time obertan wud be in and out BUT we have no other player that can play RW
otherwise marveux wud start and obertan wud come on 70/75 minute
also I never said obertan was good at crossing what I said was raylor cant cross either (lots of the time) but raylor adds set pieces (which cabaye ben arfa and Ba can all do)
and obertan adds pace and movement he pulls defenders out of postion and he himself looks for space.
I also never said U booed him I said PEOPLE LIKE U (close but not the same) ur negativatiy towards obertan is massive lucky enough ur a keyboard warrior… but other people LIKE u who have so much hate for him do go there and boo him
davybtoon
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:17 AM
Comment #7first half passed vukic by tonight but to b fair we were piss poor n hardly had the ball, thought he was best player 2nd half till he got took off
nufc90
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:17 AM
Comment #8yeah i looked his name up on twitter and a lot of zambians are saying he’s signed already… not sure whether they just took that from wiki though?
davybtoon
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:18 AM
Comment #9ffs u cant slag obertan unless your gonna slag jonas bcoz hes is just as bad
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Comment #10kingkev9 please learn to read man… I said BY THE SOUND OF IT u expected a win… I didnt state that u DID
and no actually I did first of all think xisco was getting treated a bit unfair by the way he came in… but then I watched him play for the reserves (like barton) and realised that xisco really was bad
(I also realised the barton was much nicer and more polite then the paper wud have u believe)
davybtoon
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Comment #11nufc90 bit random that a load zambians all happen to look at wiki n then start putting it on twitter aint it
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Comment #12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Mayuka saying hes singed on 30th this month.
tom tomb
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Comment #13I know people are defending/chastising Tiote, the facts are he was awesome last year with a lot of downtime with suspensions. This year it is injuries, but the fact remains for me, you can’t give away the ball in the premier league. He has cost us at least 5 goals this season with his dithering. The 1st 20m that comes in take their hands off!
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Comment #14prior to this lad.in my oppinion i say hope we have him.seems to be a good asset.
but im worried bout whos leaving and what pardew will do bout tactics once BA is off to ACN. F***G dredfull at puddle we were think someone should clout pardew with those stupid long ball TTs
tom tomb
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Comment #15Styla @ 12, singed what the 6th day of Xmas …………?
kingkev9
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Comment #16Keyboard warrior? That would be you. I go to the games bonny lad and say what I want to who I want.
I have said it since the Arsenal game that Obertan is sh1t and he is.
Did you watch the Bolton game? He didn’t play well! He made a goal (2nd of season) and had a shot on target (1st of season) but if that is playing well then we are in for a struggle. I’ll grant the Stoke game. His only good performance.
Ryan Taylor offers far more than Obertan, for a start he wants the ball, can control a ball and pass a ball.
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Comment #17tom tomb u cant do that to every player who has a drought or we wudnt have Ba… he played bad for the first 3/4 games yet we kept him on and now look 😛 tiote will be back and to throw him away for 20mil is going to bite us in our backsides… besides if harry redknapp wants 40/50 mil for modric surely we can get 25/30 for tiote
nufc90
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Comment #18yeah there must be something in it, unless it’s just his agent trying to get his name about or something
obertan has more assists than jonas…. just saying don’t all stab me at once lol
JackButler
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:24 AM
Comment #19the story started in the Lusaka Times in Zambia.
He’s a cheaper option to Maiga also he doesn’t have the ‘I’ll go on strike to get my move’ attitude that Maiga has shown on numerous times, so there could be a lot of truth in this story
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:24 AM
Comment #20Newcastle United
On 30th December 2011, it was confirmed that Mayuka had agreed terms with Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee. Mayuka had expressed interest in joining Newcastle after claiming their fans were “the best in the world.” Mayuka will join on January 1st 2012.
kingkev9
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:24 AM
Comment #21Tom tumb- take the money for Tiote and ……….???
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Comment #22want me to C&P the whole article
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:26 AM
Comment #23@kingkev so ur telling me that u made ur mind up that obertan was sh**te after the arsenal game…
the game where all of our players looked bad/average (other then krul colo and saylor)
that to me sounds like u had already made ur mind up and just looking for excuses to be right
and ur statement I say what I want to who i want… is a statement a keyboard warrior/ a meathead wud make… and actually just sounds stupid…
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Comment #24http://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/12/30/mayuka-prefers-newcaster-utd-marseille/
another article
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Comment #25no nufc90 i just found it out the reason obertan is getting picked on by kingkev9 is because kingkev had already made his mind up… that obertan was crap cause in the first game he played for us he wasnt top class…
JackButler
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Comment #26Anyone can edit Wiki, in the summer it said that Barnetta and Derdyok had signed, would rather believe Ashley than Wiki and I’ll never do that
tom tomb
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Comment #27@16 Know what you are saying about Tiotes drought mate, but Japan got over their Tsunami quicker =get shot yeah 25m.
@20 Yes I know, any other person in charge take the 20-25m and sign 2-3 players Ashley will trouser it! I hear you!
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Comment #28http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/3459/9/hughton-sacking-set-scupper-move-mayuka
another from 6th december 2011
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Comment #29hmm maybe pardew said we wearnt going after a striker becuase we are going after a striker 😉
that trail kid will get his chance first and if he impresses he will play for us and if he doesnt we bring this kid in 😛 hopefully lol
kingkev9
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Comment #30No I’ll correct you AGAIN toontime!! I have watched him many times for Man U and said before the Arsenal game I didn’t rate him and still don’t! Reason being because he will never do it for NUFC.
I have been proves wrong at times, I believe Pardew has proved me wrong. But I fully believe that I know a good player when I see one and Obertan in my book is not a good footballer
nufc90
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Comment #31i know nothing about this mayuka other than young boys signed him to replace doumbia and he’s meant to be quite pacey. if he is anything like doumbia it’s well worth the risk for the price. hopefully another carr hidden gem
kingkev9
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Comment #32So why take the money???????????? Makes no sense
JackButler
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Comment #33http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHyJKwE6cFk&feature=related
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:37 AM
Comment #34this mayuka article is everywhere and its even been posetd on foriegn sites thats hes signed for toon on 30th so if what ive seen of him hes worth a shot.hope we do bring someone special in.
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:38 AM
Comment #35no mate I’m corrscting u again..
I said: It SOUNDS LIKE u had already made ur mind up… once again not stating U HAD but saying thats how it sounds…
but okay if thats ur opnion have fun with it…
pardew thinks the same way I do about obertan so ur going to have to live with him starting until marveux is 100% fit…
Thump
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:40 AM
Comment #36@JB: Do you not find it a bit funny that his “agent” advertises on YouTube?
tom tomb
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:40 AM
Comment #37Kingkev9 , they will just go with what they have got you know that. Then sign someone in the summer cheap possibly better. The sense is it pays the bills, it gets the club on an even keel. We may not like it but it is working, getting the debt down. Buy for 3m sell for 25m, if you owned the club what would you do mate? All he tells Carr is get me another, he trusts Carr he is his main empoyee! It’s business, like it or not. I am not an Ashley fan, I can just see how it works with him! Plus Tiote is a liability at times!
t00ntime
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:41 AM
Comment #38people dont forget we had signed gervinho in the summer according to every paper in the world 😛 cant see us of signing him already… some one wud of known about the medical BUT we might be close and maybe only needs the medical
styla
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:41 AM
Comment #39watching this YT vid makes the kid look class.2 feet that arnt the same haha.can use them both with precision.think all ppl need to stop seeing what they see and admit that the toon team actually isnt as good as what we all thought it was.KRUL.COLO.CABYE.TIOTE only few names that might be gone so i think its time to stand outside SJP and show the team our love and support so stop arguing all and do what we should “
JackButler
Dec 31, 2011 at 12:42 AM
Comment #40@Thump – Just allowing myself to live in hope that we will get someone in next month, he looks a good young player