The Newcastle players will start arriving at the Benton training grounds later today with Rafa Benitez and his staff ready to welcome them back.
And we should find out fairly soon which first teamers are asked to train with the U23 side, because they will be the ones who have no future at Newcastle and will be sold this summer.
The news this morning is that Newcastle United are interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and that news is in the Telegraph.
Chelsea have decided to make him available, but it’s another season loan deal and we doubt there will be an option to buy the player.
But we suppose getting a player in like Loftus-Cheek means we can can make our transfer money go further this summer.
But we don’t particularly like these deals because they seems to favor the other club more than Newcastle.
Let’s just hope it’s not like the last time we went after a Chelsea player on loan – that saga earlier this summer with Tammy Abraham was not good and he ended up going to Swansea.
And of course we will face major competition from a number of Premier League clubs to get the 21 year-old, who has always looked a good player when he’s been in the Chelsea first team.
He’s played 17 times for the England U21 side with 7 goals and no doubt he would be a good addition to next season’s squad – if we can get him.
Rafa was keen to sign this player on loan in January, but in the end Chelsea decided to keep him at the club and have him fight for a first team place.
We did sign Christian Atsu on a permanent deal from Chelsea so we have done some business with Chelsea this summer.
But the Tammy Abraham long drawn out saga was not good and Newcastle spent a lot of time trying to get the 19 year-old striker to Newcastle for the season and we are now no better off.
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez certainly rates Loftus-Cheek, who can be a box to box midfielder and would certainly benefit from a season training with Rafa.
But other than his displays for the Magpies this season Newcastle don’t get too much else out of the deal.
Ruben made only 11 appearances for Chelsea last season and in total he’s played 32 times for the Blues first team with two goals.
He would be a good loan singing but we are more interested at this stage in getting some permanent deals completed as soon as possible.
Such as the one for 26 year-old Frenchman Florian Lejeune which seems to have gone awfully quiet over the last few days.
From the news on Lejeune last week we thought he would have been signed by now.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
Note:
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15 comments so far
Shot Bru
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:03 AM
Comment #1Once again the club appear disorganised and totally unprepared in the off season. Only last week announcing a review of transfer targets/ policy!
The press and bookies have got a sniff of unrest and have taken the opportunity to put the boot!
Things don’t appear well at the club. Ashley again rocking the boat, looking for extra investment or willing to sell up, it stinks!
With this in mind, and constant rumours that Rafa may walk, which I think he will. What decent players would commit their future to this basket case of a club.
toontaff2
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:08 AM
Comment #2meanwhile, Penfold is still in China, looking at the menu – egg fried rice?
jazzyp
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:11 AM
Comment #3Well we’ll see what this week brings eh lads. We don’t want to be showing mass hysteria as some suggest on here, Because we have a squad that will survive the Pl as it stands… Hahahahahahaha give your F@cking head a shake lads.
Mike Ashley just loves fans like you that accept and put up with his tosh
jga81
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:13 AM
Comment #4This was yesterday’s news shit blog
Mag52
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:14 AM
Comment #5.
Shot Bru.
You make a good point. The longer the transfer saga goes on without any signings coming in, the more press speculation there will be, and you can’t blame the press with the shocking history Ashley has, the fewer players will be attracted to us by the Rafa factor as it will look as if he might not be with us for much longer.
Reilly
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:17 AM
Comment #6jga81.
you do know ed lives in a america right.
jazzyp
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Comment #7Jag
Don’t let the door smack ya in the face on the way out kid
Ron Knee
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Comment #8Rafa Benitez is in the building
Or the car park. Look at him – smiling.
(The Chronic)
toontaff2
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Comment #9Oh, oh, Mackem WUM alert – ‘shit blog’ – give your head a shake!
Some of these WM’s need the Donald Trump NBC treatment! 🙄
jazzyp
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:20 AM
Comment #108 mill and 70k a week and Gibbs is ours??
Will Fat Ash pay
toontaff2
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:20 AM
Comment #11Ron, there’s plenty going off at the airport – mind, I’m not sure what they’re doing with my rucksack!
jackostoon
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:20 AM
Comment #12jga81,
DICK.
hibbit
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:23 AM
Comment #13jga81
the voice of pennywell WUM
Ron Knee
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:27 AM
Comment #14toontaff
Has Zlatan arrived yet?
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Jul 3, 2017 at 8:30 AM
Comment #15The absurdity of our supreme leader Ashley can be summed up today.
The TOON?haggle over a million pounds of a player with the value of £10 million, yet Ashley had a pub bet offering a intial £10million with an investment banker in 2013 if Sports Direct share price reached £8.00. He later raised the stake to a reported £15 million.
He lost his bet and has reneged on the bet, only paying £1million, and as reported in yesterday’s Observer could end up in high court this morning.
The shares have since tumbled to £2.90 from their high of £8.00 in February 2014