The Mirror is reporting that Newcastle are interested in 24 year-old Metz striker Diafra Sakho, and we were first linked with this striker in France early last month, so this is not completely new news.
Diafra Sakho – 24 year-old Senegal striker
But we hope these links with strikers are accurate, because we need at least two stop strikers brought in this summer, and probably even more than that, with Luuk de Jong struggling to make an impact.
The 24 year-old has just one year left on his contract at Metz, and therefore could be brought in on the cheap, but we are more interested in getting some class strikers to the club, rather than mediocre players who come at a low fee.
Sakho has not played for Senegal at any level, and therefore there have to be some doubts about whether he’s good enough for Newcastle, but we would still trust Graham Carr’s evaluation of the player.
The lad is 6 ft tall and was born in Guédiawaye in Senegal, and joined Metz in the summer of 2009, and so far this season he has scored 15 goals in 28 appearances for the French club, who are top of the French second division by 5 points from second placed Lens.
For Diafra to come from playing in the French second division to the Premier League seems a huge jump in class, and over his career at Metz he has played 81 times and hit only 23 goals for his French club.
So it seems that only this season he has started to score the goals, but it’s a step down in class to the French second division, so it’s hard to tell how good he would be at Newcastle United.
He would cost no more than £2M, which for Newcastle should be chicken-feed, in that we will be coming into a lot of money from the Premier League in May, and we still have £20M from the untimely sale of Yohan Cabaye in January.
Not sure this lad would be good enough for Newcastle – what do you think?
Comments welcome.
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168 comments so far
Black and White with an army lol
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:44 PM
Comment #1f@ck off with this nonsense, we have been linked with over 40 players in 1 season.
c’mon man enough is enough
Our Toon
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Comment #2Jesper & GT
Maybe I need to pick my times wisely then
Black and White with an army lol
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Comment #3how come when we get hammered there’s always reports the next day we are after this and after that.
does MA pay the Mirror to come out with this sh!t ( probably )
do we pay attention HELL NO ( well some daft tw@ts do )
jimmysmith
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:50 PM
Comment #4Benny isn’t on his own though. Gouffran, Remy and Siisoko all press when their back four are on the ball. Benny, De Jong and Cisse don’t anywhere near as well. I think that’s a big reason why we’ve looked a bit shit since Cabaye left.
mag
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:53 PM
Comment #5All the ones we are linked with are players only the Fifa 14 fraternity have heard of.
Online Guy
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:57 PM
Comment #6RE: Strawberry place leasehold land sale.
Having just spoke with Storeys Edward Symmons I can Report the following.
The Bids are in and the offers are over £5million
The Bidding is closed but with a twist to it
They will listen and present to the Club and Ashley any late bid’s by a consortium of supporters or any other individual or group , they would be obliged at this stage to submit it to Mike Ashley.
The Club are now studying the Bids and proposals of all prospective interested parties.
I asked if priority on any bid would be given to any one with sympathetic development proposals that do not encroach on the possibilities of extending the Football ground in the future ..They could not comment at this stage .
There has been plenty of interest and plenty of offers for the prime land.
All the above has been said in a conversation 20 mins ago with the Chap I dealt with, and is dealing with the sale, on behalf of Mike Ashley’s company.
None of the above has appeared in any media ..its fresh news. You read it here first…………..Thank’s Ed.
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:57 PM
Comment #7Wow you have to be quick on here to catch the new articles coming up. Yes Our Toon you have to time your appearances. The more abusive types do tend to come on later after they’ve had a snoot full. I like that word snoot. Personally I don’t like to fill my snoot too often as it leaves me with nasal congestion. But where were we? Footy discussions again correct? Colour me eager to participate.
Online Guy
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:58 PM
Comment #8Geordie Two, just for you
Smallberries Strawberry leasehold land sale .
jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew
Mar 26, 2014 at 4:59 PM
Comment #9GT…one should always feel free to be cavorting when ever he feels like 😉
News just in. In North Korea every now needs to have a haircut just like Kim Jong-un and you all know what that means right? 😉 lol
We are all going to be looking like Mike Ashley soon !
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:01 PM
Comment #10Gouffy has worked himself into the ground for us. He tracks back and he has had some tremendous games this season. We are an unstable club partly because we have an idiot for an owner who hires another idiot as DoF. Then nothing gets done for 2 windows and we sell our best midfielder by far without replacing him. Then we have Pardew’s waffle and head butting to put up with. No wonder we’re all over the place and grumpy on here.
Ibizatoon
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:02 PM
Comment #11Online…Is this person you’re speaking with someone you know at all personally, or just someone you’ve tracked down?
Did he give you any indication how long this studying the bids process would take?
jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:02 PM
Comment #12Our Toon…it is all about planning mate 😉
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:03 PM
Comment #13Well exactly Online Guy. That’s what I’m trying to say. And yes jesper mate Mike would look good with a Kim Jong Un haircut! The whole sale of land thing is very upsetting. And very weird as far as timing goes. And very suspicious since it involves Mike SmallBerries.
mag
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:03 PM
Comment #14And don’t forget old Carr and his inadequate scouting.
Ibizatoon
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:04 PM
Comment #15Jesper…Was just reading about that. Love that one of the few quotes that came with the article was “”Our leader’s haircut is very particular, if you will,” one source tells Radio Free Asia. “It doesn’t always go with everyone since everyone has different face and head shapes.”
Yeah, because that would be the biggest issue!
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:05 PM
Comment #16Ibiza mate we’ve missed your seriosity on here. Finally a whole gaggle of sensible posters all on at once! I can rest easy now. And yes I will cavort jesper! I may even frolic. We need to cheer up. We cannot let budgie molesters and the like take over the blog. Harrumph!
Ibizatoon
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:08 PM
Comment #17G2…Ah yes, my seriosity…I can see why that would be a big miss 😉
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:09 PM
Comment #18B&W with an army lol @1 you are doing some tremendous blogging on here as well mate. But don’t diss Ed too much. Sometimes he cuts me off if I get carried away. And I can’t see I blame him! Harrumph!
Online Guy
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:10 PM
Comment #19Ibiza
Check this out and note the Agent on final page.
http://www.nust.org.uk/images/stories/pdf/strawberry_place_brochure.pdf
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:11 PM
Comment #20Yes, well you’re welcome Ibiza mate. I suppose I had to admit (grudgingly) that I still respect you even after that whole squealing issue came up yesterday. Subdued harrumph.
Tsunki
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:12 PM
Comment #21G2 – and it gets better – i’m here! (applause gradually subsides and appreciative hush of expectation calmly washes over the masses).
Actually sorry to chuck a spanner in, but I thought Colo had a bit of a torrid time, his last throwaway pass was one of a half dozen I counted last night.
As for buying the land next to SJP I Could chip in, I think I have £3.74 and some euros somewhere plus I could check the sofa, hasn’t been done in a while, in fact not since the fossilised crumpet we found from Xmas 2005.
jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:12 PM
Comment #22Ibiza…yeah that’s the biggest issue 😉
…how would you look with a Mike Ashley hairdoo?
lesh
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Comment #23Mmm, eenteresting that hair styles should be the favooured topic at the moment. Beats arguing about matters Newcastle United. Maybe there’s a barber who’ll set a trend for Mike Ashley hair style styling? Any takers out there?
However and for Online if he/ she hasn’t seen it…… Whoops!
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-united-chiefs-fail-notify-6878110
Ciaran’ll love it I’m sure.
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Comment #24Getting back to more serious issues did anyone else notice that Mike SmallBerries had brought his French nipple masseuse with him to the ground yesterday? The poor woman looks overworked and frazzled. Colour me concerned.
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:16 PM
Comment #25Excellent additional link there Tsunki mate. Although I have to admit I was more interested in the 7 banned videos that I can now watch at the bottom of the article. What have you been up to lad? We are discussing serious issues on here so just try to slip smoothly into the flow. Beautiful.
Online Guy
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:19 PM
Comment #26Ibiza . I.was given no indication of how long
the process / deliberation/considerations, on the sale, would take.
The door is still open for NUST to step in ..
mag
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:19 PM
Comment #27Pardew could do with being sacked after that performance last night.
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:19 PM
Comment #28Oh wait, that was lesh with the link. Still, try to slip in smoothly both of you. This is very interesting stuff. I myself have personally added some crucial comments that nobody seems to have noticed. But still I will persevere.
Tsunki
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:19 PM
Comment #29Nexus : – oi! Fatso! What are you doing selling our station with that land, that’s our Metro that is!
Mike : metro, Metro… no sorry doesn’t oh wait is that where all those hordes of smelly unkempt poor people disappear to 15 minutes before fulltime?
Ibizatoon
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:21 PM
Comment #30Online…Thanks for that. I’m going to send in a £50 offer, cash offer (no installments). Think I may get it, I know Ashley isn’t keen on slow payers.
It only mentions Newcastle holdings, nothing about MASH holdings. Did your contact have any information on that?
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:21 PM
Comment #31Does anybody want their nipples massaged while the masseuse is still in the Toon? Only 7 euros for 5 minutes apparently.
beermonkey
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:24 PM
Comment #32online guy
cheers for the info
Ibizatoon
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:24 PM
Comment #33Jesper…Ermmm…better?
Lesh…Interestingly, they’re reporting the lease is held by Newcastle holdings too.
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:24 PM
Comment #34I would like to see Mike SmallBerries put up for sale at a Slave Auction. I would gladly buy him and have him shipped to North Korea for re-education. I hear they have some lovely camps for that sort of thing Mike. Would anybody like to chip in for postage?
Tsunki
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:25 PM
Comment #35Oh good mags here I am off.
mag
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:26 PM
Comment #36Ashley should flog the land its makes no difference to the club.
Ibizatoon
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:26 PM
Comment #37G2…5 minutes each?
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:26 PM
Comment #38Well I’m rapidly getting fatigued maintaining this level of seriosity! It’s tremendously exhausting I find. I’ve got to go recharge my batteries now. Please stay wild and wooly though. I’ll be checking in to make sure you’re all on track.
GeordieTwo
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:28 PM
Comment #39Dohhh!!! Ibiza mate I forgot to check the timing! Not that I had my nipples massaged or anything. No, don’t get that idea. I just mean to say it seemed to take a very long time for Mike’s turn.
jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew
Mar 26, 2014 at 5:29 PM
Comment #40GT…don’t come back too late it’s troll time!