Here’ s Why Newcastle Are Unlikely To Go After Adam Johnson

12:57 am, Friday, August 17th, 2012 by Ed Harrison · 61 Comments

Manchester City’s Sunderland born winger Adam Johnson, who grew up supporting Newcastle and was one our books when he was a youngster, will not get many games at Manchester City in the coming season, and it’s a good question as to what City will do with him before the transfer window ends on Saturday, September 1st.

Adam Johnson – in limbo at Manchester City

Adam wouldn’t come cheap, so we don’t think Newcastle would want to have him come to Newcastle as a permanent transfer this summer, but they could try to get him on loan for the season, but that would also cost money of course.

Adam’s name keeps coming up among Newcastle fans, and he needs to move on from Manchester City if he wants to further his career, but winger is not a position that Newcastle have any shortage of players for that wide position.

Newcastle already have players like Jonas Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Gabby Obertan, Sylvain Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Ryan Taylor and Romain Amalfitano to name only seven who can play out wide, so it’s hardly a high priority for Newcastle.

There’s no doubt that Adam is a good player, and he would be a decent signing for Newcastle, because it’s always nice to bring home-grown players back to the club, but we do not think Newcastle will be going after the 25 year old in this summer transfer window.

Newcastle will be keen to find out how Sylvain Marveaux and Romain Amalfitano perform next season, for different reasons.

Romain because he is a new addition to the squad, after he arrived as a free agent from Rennes in the summer, and the Frenchman has been very impressive in pre-season out on the right wing, and Sylvain because he is hopefully finally free of the injuries which have dogged him over the last couple of seasons.

So we’d be very surprised if Newcastle make a move for Adam before September 1st, for these reasons.

But what do you think about this? Comments always welcome.

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Tags: Newcastle News · Romain Amalfitano · Sylvain Marveaux · Transfer News and Rumours · Transfer Target

61 responses so far ↓

1 Kyo // Aug 17, 2012 at 12:58 AM

We should avoid buying from the PL, and also avoid buying British. Far too overpriced and overrated.
2 to0n // Aug 17, 2012 at 12:58 AM

1st
3 to0n // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:00 AM

Yeah kyo I totally agree but Adam Johnson looked quality against italy
4 Far East Magpie // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:03 AM

Pardew said in the press conference that he will play Anita mainly as a defensive midfielder.

That surely means that we’ll need to bring in at least a full back and centre back.
5 DG MAGPIE // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:03 AM

I would love him to sign… Never guna happen tho!
6 Banjo // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:05 AM

why would you even comment first? even more embarrassing that you were second you tool

I don’t think we need Johnson at the minute as our wings are looking strong, rather concentrate on strengthening defence and possibly a new striker
7 to0n // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:07 AM

Banjo, stop being so arrogant, but in response I agree we have strong wings however johnson would be an asset to Any team and would be a great signing
8 Novocastrian66 // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:13 AM

Definitely need another option up front. Need a fullback and centre half. May get away without another centre half if Good lives up to his name.
2 more in if nobody else leaves.
9 Phillipe Alberts tash // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:32 AM

I agree with far east, FB needed and also Eds right Adam johnson is good player but we are blessed with wide men
10 Alberts_tash // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:39 AM

Also, a new name needed.
11 nufcmikkel // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:49 AM

Johnson is class, we would be pure evil going forward with tiote and anita as holding/box-to-box, cabaye as advanced, johnson and benny on the wings, and our man numero uno papiss smashing them in like there’s no tomorrow! Our back four would have good protection, and gesus we would be deadly on the counters!
12 Azza_Jones // Aug 17, 2012 at 1:50 AM

I think he is much better than most of our wingers and as we are in Europe this year he would be a welcome addition to the squad. I think a fee in the region of $12m pounds would get him. Not sure about his wages as he must be on $80k per week at Citeh and not sure we would go as high… If he would take $60 we might have a deal. And 25 is not too old ED
13 Phillipe Alberts tash // Aug 17, 2012 at 2:11 AM

Albet, sorry dude ive been reading Tunis blog for years and thought I’d finally join in. I’ve never seen you comment before so I thought my name was original as he was my hero. I’ll get a new name tomorra #keepyrknickerson!!
14 JP...from The Rock // Aug 17, 2012 at 3:07 AM

Johnson and Baines are the only two English players I would go for. They are talented, young and would improve the team. Their price is the setback though.

I would look into those two in January and get either of Debuchy / Mbiwa / Douglas in this window.
15 Toon73 // Aug 17, 2012 at 3:22 AM

Would be great to have Johnson if the price is right, but gee, he seems surplus to our needs?

Would rather get some cover for CB, ST, and LB tbh
16 Kc-Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 4:48 AM

Theres so much bitterness in the ajax forums at the moment. Their fans cant understand why he would to join ‘a smaller club than ajax’. Dosnt seem to be one fan happy about his departure, surely this is a sign of a quality player
17 roadfighter // Aug 17, 2012 at 5:23 AM

@ JP – since we talking about fairly unrealistic targets, would you consider Richards? Of course the price for him I think would most likely be more than Baines or Johnson as he is the Man City vice captain and just turned 24. But he could cover RB or CB in my opinion…

on the Johnson question, he is pretty good and severely underutilised at City but I think we have cover in this position and I feel this season Marveaux will impress big time..

just my 2 cents worth for a Friday morning. 1 day to go !!! come on the Toon!!!
18 jesperfuglsang // Aug 17, 2012 at 5:46 AM

Well we haven’t lost a fb this season and with the addition of Anita we now have a new option on both lb and cm, so I think we are good in that department.

If Simmo doesn’t sign his contract I would like to have him replaced though

We have enough options on the wings; no need to bring in an overpaid lazy twat in Johnson.

I still hope for a cb and a young versatile forward That shouldn’t be too much to ask for!

As for Brits they are way overprized, but sometimes you can make a good deal; but I would on bringing Brits up ourselves and not buying them.
19 Toon73 // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:01 AM

Some sort of talk around Scott Sinclair doing the rounds…
20 Toon73 // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:10 AM

Repost:

Can anyone answer this:

Will we have a dedicated new strip for our Europa games? If so will we see it before next weeks game?
21 JDdubai // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:14 AM

Lawro’s predictions 1-1

My god be worried, he doesnt have us down to lose!!!!!
22 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:17 AM

Theres been a rumor circulating around that Chicharito has handed in a Transfer request.

Personally I don’t believe it, and think he would cost a hefty sum. But I’d honestly love it if he joined NUFC.
23 cyprus // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:17 AM

Would love to have this player. In a recent program I watched, Hart and Milner singled him out as the ‘most skilful’ in the team, and that says a lot given their squad.
24 Les Grossman // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:32 AM

Road fighter
Richards is a great shout!
Would love it if he signed for toon!

Can’t see chicarito swapping manure bench for the toons though!
25 Salaam // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:38 AM

Rather have him come home than Carroll
26 PortsladeToon // Aug 17, 2012 at 6:57 AM

think you’ll find Adam Johnson is on £1.25 million per year so hardly over the top for us as a club.
wages are here http://www.trophy4toon.co.uk/salaries.html
not saying i think he will be coming as imo there are other players Newcastle are targeting before we need any more wide players
27 geordie@bergen_norway // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:00 AM

A CB who can also cover RB/LB is what we need. All the teams in top 5 have one or two (P.Jones/Lescott/Kaboul/Richards/Ivanovic etc.).

Micah Richards is perfect, but too expensive for us.

Mbiwa is my choice if the pris is sober.
28 pizzicatochan // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:14 AM

Kyo, I think we can still get some good gems from the British market. Don’t forget Bigi! However, we would really need to spend a lot of time of discovering those gems.

or just grow some.
29 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:17 AM

Jesper – Good morning , I see The Sun have Man U winning the
Premiership and. Ferguson talks of repeating their 1999 treble. I was
just saying on the last post that we’ll have to wait until we hear from TADS and Beattie25 as to what’s going to happen. LOL.
I am looking forward to getting on with the start of a new season. I share your view that were well stocked on the wings would like to strengthen defence. Still feel Debuchy could come in with growing anger towards him from Lille fans . My I pad is ruunning down and can’t re- charge at present. If I disappear .
30 north_country_boy // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:38 AM

How about this for a transfer merry-go-round…Obertan to Swansea (already rumours), Sinclair on to City (girlfriend wants to go home?) then put 2 + 2 together and get Johnson to us??? Although it probably equals 5!!!
31 jesperfuglsang // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:39 AM

PortsladeToon …Adam Johnson er on 100k and you don’t think that is overpriced; and not to speak overpriced to us?

He is lazy mate, even Mancini says so, and we brighter kids working twice as hard on a fourth of that salary!

Morning Ian…I do hope we’ll bag Debuchy before the transfer window shuts and maybe even a CB

The optimist in me tells me that the Anita deal will be the catalyst for more deal to happen and we might even lose one or two as well.

Good times to come How was your day at the Lord’s?
32 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:57 AM

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/593545658?-11058

Hahaha,

First Cisse, now Anita
Shame the mackems couldn’t afford to fly Anita over here like they did with Cisse…

Poor guys are forced to sign free, aging, injury prone players. Aka Saha.
33 pardews plan B // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:58 AM

@jesper. We might see more transfer action like. Still think Douglas will arrive on 25-26th.
But i can still see us having Simmo rb til at least January
34 rivettCatcher // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:58 AM

Centre Backs!!!
35 steve // Aug 17, 2012 at 7:59 AM

Great to see Anita in a toon shirt. I would say he should start on the bench no way any player should walk into this team. Jonas for me makes a better DM that a winger so I would argue that Anita will be rotating with him throughout the season and cups.

The competition for places is great at the minute. Has been said a million times before but a CB and a ST and were sorted. A full back would be a brucey bonus but I can live with Simo and Tav.
36 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:01 AM

Id we are going after another player, hopefully a defensive target.

I’d much rather sign a FB that can also play CB over a specialized CB. Someone like Pieters. (doesn’t have to be Pieters, but someone who specializes in FB, but can also put a shift in CB in the case of Injuries)
37 jesperfuglsang // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:05 AM

Hi ppB my good man

how are you doing? I think chances are 50/50 on whether Debuchy signs and Simmo stays.

I don’t mind Simmo, but with his contract in limbo I would like a solution…Debuchy would be mine

Douglas you say God I just don’t fancy that player – but I’ll love him like the rest if we comes lol
38 Transfer Sage // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:07 AM

I would like yanga mbiwa

Could be good as cb for the long term as play right back until he is needed to fill in his preferred cb position
39 geordie157 // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:13 AM

If we only sign one more player then make it mbwia.
40 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:14 AM

Jesper – back with you . Lords was great but a long day. England started well but fell away a bit. Where we left off yesterday. I think the Danish Proverb you mentioned in English is- Success has many fathers , but failure is an orphan. In Toon speak it could be cherish the memories and ignore the pain.
41 hoppernufc // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:25 AM

If we’re just guna buy one more player I would go for pieters, I know he’s injured ATM but it would kill two birds with one stone play him as our left back and if needs be he can drop into centre back. Simples
42 toonarmydownsouth // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:29 AM

North_country_boy
How bout sincair to us would prefer him to johnson similar player without the wages or ego!
43 mickhall4 // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:29 AM

Newcastle didn’t even let Boswingwa’s agent travel after he was asking for 40k a week, so QPR not surprisingly match his wage demands.

Search for full back continues, being strongly linked with Iraola. Newcastle officials are/or defintley have been in Spain within the last two weeks, watch this space!
44 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:35 AM

Ibiza- as the conductor I know you review your charges. Good morning . Appreciation is a wonderful thing it causes the excellence iin others to belong to us as well. I just loved your best line yesterday
to Beattie25 . It was wasted on him but it was the confession that the thought of him being ever wrong causes you to question whether life’s worth living. Speed reading leads me to think that just as your bringing people onto the site by informing and amusing you’ve got TADS and Beattie taking people off at the knees and behaving as if in a turf war. If you feel the need for a further amusing put down may I humbly offer: It’s the people we encounter that make life worth living.
In closing those disputing Ruddy’s and Ket ‘s right to be on the site
should remember that you can’t be profoundly original without being
eccentric. Have a wonderful day as you always do- it’s a state of mind.
45 toonarmydownsouth // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:37 AM

Ian too
Exactly wtf are you on about?
Since when am i in the know, and since when am i trying to start a turf war?
You do babble some sh1t lad
46 pizzicatochan // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:38 AM

so is Carr in Japan or Spain now?
47 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:38 AM

mick at 43- Gooday sport . Do you have any word on a Simpson part exchange for Mark Davies at Bolton?
48 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:42 AM

One ? I hope he is joking
49 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:43 AM

Mick- Carr was at the Ajax game on Sunday – surely just finalising Anita move- or any other interests ?
50 rivettCatcher // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:45 AM

@HopperNUFC.

Peiters can only cover 2 positions when he’s not injured. I think STaylor takes up all of our defensive sick note allowance unfortunately, otherwise I’d agree.
51 Beattie25 // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:48 AM

Ian

Man it’d won’t win the league, it’ll be man city by a distance.

But I will tell you this, if, IF, we manage to get 3 more players (striker, CB and FB) and we don’t sell anyone, we will finish 2nd.

That is my honest prediction.
52 Valci // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:51 AM

Beattie – werent you suppose to be the pessimist around these parts? … how overly optimistic of you my friend. I’d like to agree but sometimes it takes time for the whole to become greater then the sum of it’s parts… meaning that just bringing in a few players won’t guarantee success until they are integrated into the group. Just my 2 cents ofc…
53 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 8:54 AM

TADS – take a breath and also please look on previous Ed post @ 12.
I had more to say of relevance there. I might as well be hung for a sheep as much as a lamb. I may not agree with what you have to say, but I defend to the typing death your right to say it.
54 Ian Toon // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:02 AM

Beattie25- my view is that Arsenal have got the better of the RVP deal.
On us – I am sure Pardew will give priority to Premiership and should we be a contender then Ashley will support in the January market
Still feel we’ll get Debuchy and. A centre half in this window. Paddy Power has a small bet with me on us finishing in top 4 @ 12/1. Think
2 nd is optimistic which coming from an optimist……
Have a good day.
55 hoppernufc // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:07 AM

Rivettcatcher- mot of our team is injury probe so one more wont harm haha
56 karasu // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:11 AM

We need English players because we need to fulfill the home grown talent rule in European competitions. Besides, Adam Johnson is overpriced, not overrated. A young, good player who is a step up from Gabby Obertan and Ryan Taylor. Pity his wages are too much for us to afford.
57 Toon73 // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Mick @43

Iraola is 30, sort of goes against our age policy?
58 HullMag6 // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Baines – maybe, Johnson & Carroll – if the right deals can be done. 3 good English players, but if some cheaper gems can be found get them over the line. Whatever happens HWTL.
59 dave 1961 // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Anita One Bites the Dust
they do fly players in its when they blindfold then when they enter Wearside that keeps putting the off.
60 geordiesteve520 // Aug 17, 2012 at 9:57 AM

@22 I had that thought about Hernandez and then quickly dismissed it is wishful thinking, he’d cost at least £20 million.

@26 your maths has Adam Johnson on about £23,000 a week, what utter tripe! Try about 4 times that and you’ll still be under what he is on.

I do think we may have a sneaky bid for a loan striker at some point but will be as backup, although we may leave till January and surprised people like with Cisse…can’t wait till tomorrow HWTL!
61 Lee Dodd // Aug 17, 2012 at 10:40 AM

We dont need him. The reason we got Anita is that he can play in midfield then he can also play right back or left back when needed. we need a new striker and a new defender first. Roll on Saturday 5.30 to witness the thrashing of the Yids !!!!