There’s news coming from le10sport that Newcastle United have been linked with a last-minute move for AS Monaco left-back Jorge.
The Brazilian left-back is available and Rafa Benitez desperately wants a left back brought in with all other options not coming to any fruition.
The 22-year-old has played once for Brazil and both Brazil U20 and U23 youth sides.
We suppose Newcastle want him on loan with an option to buy but the deal is called complicated.
AS Monaco’s Brazilian left-back Jorge
The report may not even be true and if the deal is complicated with just two hours left in this window – forget it – it’s not going to happen.
But Newcastle may also want to agree something for January, if not today – and that reduces the risk of Paul Dummett being inured to only half a season.
Jorge moved to Monaco for €8.5M in 2017 from Flamengo and he looks a decent enough player.
Rafa was after PSG’s Stanley N’Soki but that potential deal fell through yesterday when the player decided he was too young at 19, to join the Premier League.
Rafa is not going to be pleased if a back-up left back is not signed in the next 105 minutes – but it looks extremely unlikely we will be able to sign Jorge.
Comments welcome.
Personal note – I’m off to see the specialist for a few hours – hope we can get a left-back in!
320 comments so far
hibbit
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Comment #41stay strong Ed and good luck
hope you get the result you’re looking for
all the very best
The next Mike Williamson
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:01 PM
Comment #42best way to hurt ashley would be to cancel your sky subscriptions. sky/ bt pay the lions share of our money so they can exert pressure on ashley. the players were wise to that which is why the refused to do the sky photoshoot. they would have been put up to thatby their agents.
DubaiMicky
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:02 PM
Comment #43hibbit @ #22, I think he already has, looking at the words he uses, and he’s a great press manipulator, however I do think he’ll stay until 1 July when his contract expires and he will do his very best with his team.
richyg01
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:02 PM
Comment #44Ashley even personally welcomed Fernandez:
http://www.nufcblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-09-at-15.49.14-752×440.png
DubaiMicky
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:03 PM
Comment #45Under an hour to go……
Munster Mag
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:06 PM
Comment #46Best of luck ed
Just a fan
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:06 PM
Comment #47Some said we wouldnt sign anybody this window.i think we have signed a few.how good are they let’s wait and see. Some clubs have spent a fortune I think we may have the last laugh.
Nicky the ball tosser
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:06 PM
Comment #48We are a bit better than the squad that we took into the second half of the campaign and did well. At least a striker better off if we consider that Slimani hardly figured, more so when you consider that neither did Merino, Haidarra or Gamez. Left back is weak, but you’ve got Clarke and Manqillo, so not catastrophic. This window smacks of a standoff between Rafa and Ashley over the manager’s contract extension. No trust.
9
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:08 PM
Comment #49The Next Mike @40 I reckon you’re on to something. It’s the only explanation for this ******** behaviour that makes sense (in a way) so roll on the new owners! (he hopes)
Wayayman
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:08 PM
Comment #50Marcos Rojo to Everton for less than we got for Mitro. Absolute class player, would have been superb for us at the back and is versatile.
ronaldo aarons
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:09 PM
Comment #51How long until we hear the ‘keeping our powder dry for january’ line?
hibbit
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:12 PM
Comment #52DubaiMicky @43
i dont think they will get another chance i think he’ll be gone when we least expect it and long before the next window opens
TomaKaThor
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:13 PM
Comment #53Getting less and less likely that a shock name will pop up saying they are having a medical on Tyneside on sky sports
Belfast
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:14 PM
Comment #54Fernandez is definitely from the relegation scrap heap. He’s got that many clubs in for him at the moment his head must be spinning trying to choose one.
Oh and jib is definitely still a w@nker.
Rotonda heights
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:15 PM
Comment #55very unfortunate picture of the fan waiting for fernandez with his phone
Belfast
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:16 PM
Comment #56Best of luck Ed.
Ron Knee
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:18 PM
Comment #57All the best, Ed!
Rotonda heights
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:18 PM
Comment #58richy
you beat me to it lol !!!
lochinvar
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:18 PM
Comment #59Adapted from an internet story (about a farmer and sheep) I recalled, but translates quite well
A football fan named Geordie was minding his own business in an amazing part of northern England called Newcastle upon Tyne when suddenly a brand-new helicopter advanced out of the sky toward him in a cloud of dust.
The passenger, a largish man in a multi coloured track suit, Karrimor shoes, Donnay sunglasses and Micky Mouse tie, jumped out of the helicopter and asked the fan, “If I can tell you exactly how many fans you have in your football ground, will you give me some more of your money ?”
Geordie looks at the man, obviously a dodgy, then looks around at his wonderful friends and fellow fans who are nearby and calmly answers, “whey aye man ”
The wheeler dealer has his man stop the helicopter, whips out his Bellend notebook computer, connects it to his second hand mobile phone and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the locality in an ultra-high-resolution photo.
The flash man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing and money producing facility in Shirebrook, Lancashire.
Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spread sheet with email on his Blackberry and after a few minutes, receives a response.
Finally, he prints out a full-colour, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to Geordie and says, “You have exactly 52,354 fans in your football ground.”
“That’s right. Well, I guess you can take more of my money,” says Geordie.
He watches the track suited man pocket a load of what he thinks is Geordie’s livelihood and looks on with amusement as the big guy stuffs his ill gotten gains into the safe marked ” do not open during the transfer window” fixed inside his helicopter.
Then Geordie says to the Illustrious Leader as it is he, “Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my livelihood and my club ?”
The fat man thinks about it for a second and then says, “Okay, why not?”
“You’re a wheeler dealer business owner with a poor record of football club ownership”, says Geordie
“Wow! That’s correct,” says the cockney guy (as it was he from the province of London), “but how did you guess that?”
“No guessing required.” answered
Geordie.
“You showed up here even though nobody wants you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You earn millions of pounds worth of revenue trying to show me how much smarter and an me you are and you don’t know a thing about how working people make a living – or about football, for that matte
This is the Strawberry
Now give me back my pork scatchings…..and our club
hibbit
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:19 PM
Comment #60Top of the league
16:03MARK DOUGLAS
NUFC have the biggest net spend in the division
Our data team have been crunching the numbers:
Newcastle are one of just three Premier League clubs who have brought in more from transfers than they have spent this summer.
The Magpies have brought in £17.6m worth of new players at the time of writing.
However, they’ve also brought in £45m from player sales putting them £27.4m in the black.
No other club has a more positive net spend in the entire division.
It’s a figure which will no doubt come as a source of frustration for Newcastle fans who were keen on Mike Ashley investing in the squad.
Newcastle could face being left behind their big-spending top flight rivals.
A total of 13 clubs have a negative net spend figure equal to or greater than that of Newcastle.
Chief among them is Liverpool who have spent £158m more on new players than they have brought in by selling old ones.
Transfer Sage
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:20 PM
Comment #61Whilst I think we should have done more in the transfer window and Rafa rightly feels let down (although surely he expected this given how Ashley has been the last 10 years) it’s not a total disaster.
Of the 7 teams that finished below us I only think West Ham have had a good window, the rest have bought no better than we have.
Wolves and Fulham have bought well but it’s still a step up and Cardiff will be cannon fodder.
I still think we’ll be alright this season as Rafa is a good committed manager, he’s loyal to the club and fans before the owner. The problem will be next year when he won’t likely renew his contract… we could end up with anyone.
RUNAWAY777
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:21 PM
Comment #62Just for you i will not say your name but stick your head up your brown hole me and you have nothing in common except your threat to fined me you just have to ask iam not hidding.
Nicky the ball tosser
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:21 PM
Comment #63Mbemba really didn’t figure either. I’d be most worried if we lost Rondon to injury, and obviously Shelvey and also Perez, who are very key to us, but Muto and Ki might be able deputies. Wouldn’t want to lose Kenedy or Dubravka to injury though either, nor Yedlin or Dummett. Mmmm.
Transfer Sage
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:23 PM
Comment #64Hibbit
Whilst I agree with the sentiment net spend is a total false stat.
It doesn’t take into account if incoming or outgoing fees are upfront, in instalments, etc and it also doesn’t include things like agent fees and wages which form a bit part of the long term deal.
I’m not saying I’m happy with what we’ve spent but just looking at the total transfer fees doesn’t really offer much.
Dave76
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:25 PM
Comment #65I think we should have done alot better in the transfer window, but as a discussion point if you were given the chance to swap all of our signings for all of another teams signings which teams would you swap with
Lovem or Hatem
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:25 PM
Comment #66This sums thing up nicely:
Luke Edwards
?Verified account @LukeEdwardsTele
#nufc deliberately not allowing Benitez complete control of the football side of the busines, even though they know he is best manager appointed by Ashley because he hasn’t signed his contract extension. Petty and potentially self-harming. A ludicrous way to run any business
Ron Knee
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:26 PM
Comment #67“This window smacks of a standoff between Rafa and Ashley over the manager’s contract extension. No trust.”
No trust on whose part, Nicky?
Bladey
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM
Comment #68DAVE 76
grow up you idiot
ASH OUT
hibbit
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM
Comment #69Transfer Sage fair do’s
but it does give you a line to work to when you compare like teams in the same division and the valid points you make must apply to them also as we all swim in the same pool
Dave76
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:29 PM
Comment #70Friendly blog here, you try to have a discussion and get abuse
Nicky the ball tosser
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Comment #71Nor Lascelles. Has to be some concern over the quality of the shadow players, but I think we are certainly good enough to challenge for top half if we don’t get a lot out injured. Rafa won’t like the gamble, and he’ll have a pretty clear picture of Ashley by now.
Transfer Sage
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:31 PM
Comment #72Lovem or Hatem
It’s ridiculous isn’t it. I understand Benitez wants players before committing but I also get Ashley wanting him committing before releasing money.
Surely Ashley can see it harms his club to not buy players. He should give concrete reassurances in whatever way Rafa wants to make sure he signs then bring in the players he wanted. It’s clear to me he has no drive to do that.
chicousa
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:31 PM
Comment #73Obviously we are just keeping our powder dry for a massive transfer window in January!
(That’s for you ronaldo! @51 )
😉
hibbit
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:32 PM
Comment #74Nicky the ball tosser
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Comment #71
Nor Lascelles. Has to be some concern over the quality of the shadow players, but I think we are certainly good enough to challenge for top half if we don’t get a lot out injured. Rafa won’t like the gamble, and he’ll have a pretty clear picture of Ashley by now.
big big IF there mate
Transfer Sage
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM
Comment #75Hibbit
Completely agree it applies to all.
I’ve never been worried about fees as such as a lot of things beyond ability control player value…. age, contract length, release clause, if a player is forcing a move, if a manager/owner fancies him, how desperate a team want him, competition/bidding wars. So I prefer to look at the quality of players brought in.
I don’t think we could beat the top 6 teams so rule them out. Even thought Spurs have been abysmal.
Leicester are better than us but haven’t bought too well and have lost a key man. Still ahead of us.
West ham have closed the gap significantly. Fulham and Wolves have bought well.
The rest haven’t bought any better than we have. Can argue over a couple from some teams maybe but for me there isn’t much quality coming into the teams around us this year.
Optimistic Panda
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:35 PM
Comment #76Martoon
They’d just delay the match and blame traffic
Bianconeri
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:35 PM
Comment #77Mork calling Martoon
Come in Martoon
here is the predictions frem esh in tun
Final League Position 16th
Final Number of points 41
League Cup Round ( 4th round)
FA Cup Round (4th round)
Player of the Season (Dubravka)
Top Goal Scorer (Rondon)
Number of Goals for TGS (10)
cheers for doing this again
nanu nanu
Lovem or Hatem
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:35 PM
Comment #78@ Transfer
I agree – Ashley should have seen that he is on to a good thing with Rafa and should have allowed £40-50 mil to be spent on players and made upgrades to the training facilities.
Nicky the ball tosser
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:37 PM
Comment #79Obviously Rafa Ron, but you might also think that Ashley might not fancy backing a manager who he thinks might well not be here next season. If you’re looking for reasons why we have a negative net spend when we have money in the bank that has to be in the mix. I wouldn’t sign a contract either if I didn’t trust the owner, or if I didn’t like the terms on offer, but it works both ways
SUTTY1978
Aug 9, 2018 at 4:38 PM
Comment #80Deadwood XI. Completely uninspiring.