We haven’t heard much about the proposed Newcastle move for Douglas this week, other than the Tyneside club were supposed to bid around £4M for the big Brazilian center-back last week, if reports are to be believed.
Douglas – has heard nothing from Newcastle
But earlier today, Douglas told Eredivisie Live that his future is still undecided, and he could still stay in Holland for another year, and see out his contract at the Dutch club:
“It’s still not sure that I will stay but I am very happy here and basically I will stay another year.” “I will focus on FC Twente. Nobody knows anything of Newcastle United.” I have not heard anything, nor have the club.”
Douglas has said many things in the summer, and some of his quotes include that he definitely wants to move on to a Premier League club, and then this quote is not the first time he’s said he’s thinking of staying at FC Twente until next summer.
But since Douglas has to remain resident in Holland until late August, to meet the FIFA requirements to play for Holland, maybe Newcastle will make their move for the player at that time.
There’s nothing to say that Newcastle cannot sign him now, and then have him move over to Newcastle, after he has seen out his residency requirements in Holland.
Douglas is hoping to be able to play for the full Dutch side soon, and with the residency requirements completed, he will qualify for a Dutch passport and be eligible to play for the National side.
But if the 6’4″ Brazilian does decide to stay in Holland and see out the final year in his contract, the local papers on Tyneside are suggesting that Newcastle would remain interested in the player, and could sign him for a small fee in January.
If that isn’t possible, Newcastle could sign him as a free agent next summer, if the club are indeed willing to wait that long to bring in another experienced center-back into the squad.
That would essentially be what Newcastle did last summer with a striker, when nobody seemed available last summer, and they brought in nobody, but they signed Papiss Cisse in January for about £9M, and that has turned out to be a stellar buy for the club – wuth the emphasis on stellar.
It’s a bit of a mystery what the real status of Douglas’ proposed move to Newcastle really is, but so are all the other potential moves of players linked with Newcastle this summer, including Mathieu Debuchy, Andy Carroll and Vurnon Anita of Ajax.
Surely Newcastle will get a senior player through the door shortly?
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68 comments so far
Zebras4Life
Aug 4, 2012 at 5:37 AM
Comment #41Blah blah F’n blah. Over under set at £2M for starters and reserves this transfer window. Who wants action???? I’m thinking under personally. MA gives hundreds at Sports Direct a £50k bonus as he cleared £158M in profits personally. I wonder what the fans will get as a bonus? Will we get another transfer? Will we get peanuts? Or just go nuts?
Gnite peeps.
Klatoon
Aug 4, 2012 at 6:16 AM
Comment #42its always about Debuchy
Ben3arfa
Aug 4, 2012 at 6:18 AM
Comment #43he surely is playing “dumb” here right?
anirudh175
Aug 4, 2012 at 6:29 AM
Comment #44i think we need another player in the Ben Arfa mould…someone who can create chances for our strikers..a playmaker…someone like riquelme (not him though..he’s too old…dunno if the lad is still good enough)…and we also desperately need to sign a defensive midfielder to cover tiote…sign anita as soon as possible…or target another DF midfielder…coz considering the amount of games we’ll be plaing this season…we definitely need a replacement for tiote for the games he is given a rest…
ToonMauritius
Aug 4, 2012 at 6:47 AM
Comment #45Hi lads,
Breaking News, the Transfer Sage is actually having a Medical in maternity ward, i think he will deliver a big shite lie very soon, that’s why he is not on the blog
ToonMauritius
Aug 4, 2012 at 6:51 AM
Comment #46very interesting check that “Cissensational”
http://www.skysports.com/fanzone/blogs/story/0,,16786_7729262,00.html?
SpaceGhost
Aug 4, 2012 at 6:52 AM
Comment #47Dunno about u guys but I feel once Debuchy or Gregory Van der Wiel signs for us, the only area we really need to address is the CB position. I’m hoping we get Douglas or Mbiwa. With Curtis waiting in the wing, defensively we are sorted. I dont mind if we sign Rhys Williams, that Aussie defender at Boro to help Curtis.
If our 2 Senegalese strikers shown us it benefits the club, can’t see why 2 Aussie defenders won’t do the same.
Every other area in our 1st team are international level players with the exception of Saylor & Willo. Having said that, Anita & a top young ST such as Guidetti or Senegal’s Olimpic player, Moussa Konate will def take this already strong team to the next level.
Hope tonite’s match in Holland leads us to some Dutch signings over the weekend. Lets keep it positive here guys. C’mon Ashley! Stop sitting on yer fat wallet:)
pizzicatochan
Aug 4, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Comment #48Masks of Debuchy are for sale in front of Transfer Sage’s front door.
Toon73
Aug 4, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Comment #49Debuchy and VDW..??? News flash we won’t be getting either of them. The Debuchy saga dragged on longer than needed he’s probably glad it fell through, seriously what a total debacle on every level.
Expect Pieters and Toivenen through now.
Dannyo
Aug 4, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Comment #50This guy sounds the same way Bramble plays football.
In other words, drop him and move on.
bills-son
Aug 4, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Comment #51Ed – you say we didin’t sign a striker last summer?
What position does Ba play?
sks_toon
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Comment #52Hi everyone! What time is the game today in Holland?
HullMag6
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Comment #53Waiting is getting unbearable. May have to resort to making stuff up backed up with fifa/champ manager stats a la kets.
For example.
Shhh don’t tell anyone but scharner has been spotted near the Dene
ferritass
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Comment #54Morning boys my take in this Douglas carry on well hope really is the man is spouting he is staying 2 put off other teams from chasing him because we have already agreed terms and all that sh@t and we just waiting for his citizenship 2 sort itself out then he will sign…. That’s what I hope anyway this wait is really torturing me now like FFS just sign someone soon
jasper
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Comment #55@52
Best site for fixture info is http://www.nufc.com/
4pm BST
ITUNDERASHELL
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Comment #56Why not buy Anita and play him left back with Santon on right.
Debuchy could come in January or next season?
jesperfuglsang
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:39 AM
Comment #57I think there will be a new Anita article this morning 😉
…call me ITK lol
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Comment #58Morning,
Does anyone know if Debuchy will be playing tonight?
What? He’s not with the team?
Wait? He failed his medical yesterday?
You sure? He didn’t even have a medical yesterday?
Does this mean Transfer Sage is an ITKAN?
jasper
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Comment #59First bite of humble pie…….?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19043308
How much of a write down on assets can they swallow in a season? Will they have a clear out and take it all in this season’s accounts and shift AC as well?
pbNcl
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Comment #60Oi oi
Where is the transfer sage?!? Hahahahahahaha!
I wanna see him try and wriggle out of this one!
Has scharner been granted citizenship yet? Oh wait hang on, still a bit early for me
sks_toon
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Comment #61Thanks jasper!
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Comment #62pbNcl….Come on now man it’s early Scharner morning, too early to be mentioning Saturday like 🙂
TorqToon
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Comment #63Hi gents. Anybody know if the toon vs den Haag game is on uk tv tonight?
pbNcl
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Comment #64Hahaha this has been a med few weeks on here like! Its been fackin nuts!! = D
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Aug 4, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Comment #65A wide variety of nuts I might add
jesperfuglsang
Aug 4, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Comment #66What is this now we have a jasper as well… this it nuts 😉
Do we have to have two of everyone ;-)…well and three Ruddies.
I swear I didn’t feed him after midnight 😉
dunbartoonfan
Aug 4, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Comment #67loving the convo on here so much i thought i’d join in.
maybe we should all just go and sign the players we want ourselves and charge it to ashley.. would be funny.
btw that goal tiote scored agains arsenal, he didn’t actually kick the ball. the ball was that scared it flew into the net itself trying to get away from him. true story!
geordiejamie89
Aug 4, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Comment #68He’s not needed. He’s got too much of an attitude. There’s plenty more talent out there and if he wants to stay at FC Twente, let him. There’s plenty would love to come to Newcastle United.