Foot Mercato are reporting that PSG have joined the race to sign Newcastle’s supposed left-back target Philipp Max.
Max is also reportedly being sought by both Liverpool and Barcelona as cover for their left-back position. Augsburg seem willing to sell Max for £18m.
However, the club may only wish to sell the 25-year-old to a Champions League club.
Stefan Reuter, Augsburg’s sporting director, recently said the following about selling the club’s top players:
“We told players and agents that if players could take the next step and move to a club that plays regularly internationally, we are looking for a solution that will please everyone”
This would seem to rule out Newcastle. Though with clubs like Liverpool, Barcelona, and now PSG looking at Philipp Max, it is unlikely Newcastle would be able to compete for his signature in any case.
Philipp Max– likely to join Champions League club
Newcastle are in desperate need of an adding a left-back this summer and have identified long-term target Stanley N’Soki as the prime candidate.
The news yesterday from France was that Newcastle had offered N’Soki wages that the player found insulting.
Exclusive | Stanley N'Soki – Newcastle United contract talks are at breaking point after a series of low-ball wage offers – full story https://t.co/FagPIuVqil
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) July 29, 2019
It’s hard to know if the player was asking for too much or if Newcastle went in with really low offers. N’Soki is only 20-years-old. However, he does play at PSG so it’s difficult to gauge this situation.
Although Chronicle writer Andrew Musgrove tweeted that he thought the club and player were close on personal terms.
Interesting claims on Stanley N'Soki – I've been told that the two parties are not 'too far away' from agreeing terms. He's very keen to join by all accounts. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/cvljWCQ4d7
— Andrew Musgrove (@ADMusgrove) July 29, 2019
This is another transfer saga that Newcastle fans so often have to endure as we seem to have trouble getting players over the line. It just seems amazing that the Joelinton deal seemed to run so smoothly while these others are so frustratingly tedious.
71 comments so far
Ron Knee
Jul 30, 2019 at 9:46 AM
Comment #1Banned by obscenity checker!
Sc**thorpe Mags – NUFC
It’s Easter road for our last away friendly of the ore-season campaign….
Cash turn stiles will be available in the away end at £15 a head.
We are aiming to stream the game from the stands signal permitting and relying on the stewards not being over exuberant for a friendly, none-televised match.
Mindshaft
Jul 30, 2019 at 9:49 AM
Comment #2Good of scunny mags to stream it live but it’s hard to see what’s going on unless the ball happens to be somewhere in his vicinity
Ron Knee
Jul 30, 2019 at 9:51 AM
Comment #3Mindshaft
The PNE match was just about watchable.
TomaKaThor
Jul 30, 2019 at 9:51 AM
Comment #4Atleast you used the word ‘supposed’ … apparently Charnley is now working his way DOWN the list of targets, Loans and freebies, just remarkable when you have a budget of 40-50 million left, yeah right, if we spend again, it will be no more than 10 million. And thats IF
Lies And Deception FC
Mindshaft
Jul 30, 2019 at 9:56 AM
Comment #5Supposed 2019 summer transfer budget 50 million.
Reserves from last season transfer budget 11 million
2019 summer transfer out 32.5 million
Total 93.5 million
Transfers in 35 million
Remaining 58.5 million
Maybe fatty lost it in the accounts
Remaining
hibbit
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:07 AM
Comment #6https://www.cityam.com/grant-thornton-due-to-quit-sports-direct-after-e674m-belgian-tax-bill/
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:09 AM
Comment #7Mo Salah in Mecca on the shorter pilgrimage – Umrah – they’ve stolen our ice baths !
hibbit
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:10 AM
Comment #8https://www.cityam.com/games-workshop-posts-best-ever-results/
hibbit
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:12 AM
Comment #9and now the good mews 😉
https://www.cityam.com/on-a-roll-greggs-boosts-sales-and-profits/
hibbit
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:14 AM
Comment #10*news*
IrishRob
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:14 AM
Comment #11Hes not a Newcastle target, I woulda thought that’s obvious by now.
#boycott Arsenal
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:16 AM
Comment #12hibbit,
What’s your point?
hibbit
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:20 AM
Comment #13don’t have one other than trying to keep the blog going with much success it would seem !!!
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Comment #14Jail
SD’s 25%(£44m) holding in Game Digital makes
them by far the biggest shareholders.
I think hibbit may believe Ashley is raising cash to buy them out
This theory has some merit
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Comment #15whoops wrong again
The next Mike Williamson
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:25 AM
Comment #16I wouldn’t say the Joelinton move ran smoothly. According to Ashley we spent most of January trying to get him in but failed to get him over the line in Jan. They then offered him to us for our asking price after his form plummeted, which I hope was down to unhappiness to being denied a move. It just wasn’t in the papers which is why we didn’t have our usual drawn out saga.
The next Mike Williamson
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Comment #17Why are we after so many left backs? We have two decent ones already. Max is by far the best of the ones we are linked with.
Are we really going into the season with just two attacking players who potentially could be decent?
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Comment #18Sky Sports News is having it’s head done in
by the lack of transfer activity
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:33 AM
Comment #19The next Mike Williamson
Matt Ritchie is 16 days older than Ciaran Clark
Phillip Max and Stanley N’Soki are both left sided speed merchants
The next Mike Williamson
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:36 AM
Comment #20Mineshaft,
Ashley said he offered to put 20m of his own money for Joelinton, although that may have been for Rafa only. And we haven’t heard what Rafa says yet on the matter.
#boycott Arsenal
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:38 AM
Comment #21Jibbers,
It knows how we feel for the majority of twelve years then.
The next Mike Williamson
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:39 AM
Comment #22They’re probably upgrades Jib, but my point is we can’t afford the luxury of 3 left backs when we have one unproven striker, one decent number ten and zero wingers. Although we may not play with wingers. And both our left backs are better than yedlin and manquillo.
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:41 AM
Comment #23LoL
Yeh Jabba spent his “own” money
He meant the “ transfer budget”
He just usually keeps all of it so he’s proper put out
The next Mike Williamson
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Comment #24What a terrible summer. An unelected buffoon in charge of my country and an unwanted cabbage in charge of my club. Things would look better if Boris replaced Ashley and Ashley replaced Boris.
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Comment #25toon22 come clean
which part of the country are you from ?
The next Mike Williamson
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:46 AM
Comment #26He said that on record, so he should stick to it now. If not then he’s lying.
Jib
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:46 AM
Comment #27Jamie Sterry is starting to look the biz at RB
Scythe For Bruce
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:50 AM
Comment #28Can’t believe I’ve just woke up to read to a homophobe tell someone to grow up. Oh wait, yes I can believe it on here. Typical blog behavior *sigh*
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:51 AM
Comment #29Rafael Benitez insists he would have STAYED at Newcastle for another year had he been able to trust the board
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7293205/Newcastle-news-Rafael-Benitez-insists-stayed-club-year.html
#BoycottAshley
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:52 AM
Comment #30Anybody that doesnt think boycotts or protesting wint work just cast your eyes on the string of bullshit being hung up
Unfortunately for the likes of Jib whos out of touch this isn’t going away nor is it the view of only social media.
#BoycottArsenal
#ignoretheshills
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:53 AM
Comment #31JIB
Not as many parts of the world your alts are from
Ive said where i was born already
Hiya JIB
Who do you think Jabba will get to audit him and his tat shops now ?
Better Call Saul
hahahahahahahahahah
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 10:54 AM
Comment #32JIB
605,000,000 reason to boycott
IrishRob
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:05 AM
Comment #33What does everyone think about the Hibs game?? I’d be very worried if we loose, but I’m hopeful all the same.
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:07 AM
Comment #34Grant Thornton is under scrutiny from the audit regulator for its work for Sports Direct. The FRC is investigating why Grant Thornton did not disclose payments made by Sports Direct to a company run by Mr Ashley’s brother as a related party transaction in the accounts
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:08 AM
Comment #35Sports Direct’s auditor to quit following concerns over £605m tax bill
https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2019/07/sports-directs-auditor-quit-due-concerns-605m-tax-bill/
And the bit that matters
If Sports Direct cannot find an auditor, City rules stipulates that this would give the Department for Business the right to make an appointment for them.
Oh dear
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Comment #36Jabba buys it back before then or he is going to get shafted
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
G
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:11 AM
Comment #37IrishRob, as it’s a pre-season friendly, I’m not the bit concerned about the result. As long as the players look like they’re starting to gell, then that’s all that counts. I remember seeing some fantastic performances pre-season that were no way replicated in the league. E.g. Cordone, Jon-Dahl-Tommason, and rather frighteningly Xisco playing wide left.
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:11 AM
Comment #38Sports Direct has hit out at claims that it is looking to replace its auditor Grant Thornton after delaying the release of its preliminary results, stating that it plans to reappoint the mid-tier firm for another year subject to a vote at this year’s AGM
https://www.accountancydaily.co/grant-thornton-set-retain-sports-direct-audit
They literally have no plan and nobody else to turn to,shove out this PR
GT quit officially to the regulator and will leave in September
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:13 AM
Comment #39Just when you though you had reached peak shambles
LOL
toon22
Jul 30, 2019 at 11:22 AM
Comment #40HAHAHAHAHA
And who might the Department for Business appoint to audit him ?
The HMRC
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