Once again on Saturday, Allan Saint-Maximin tried desperately to create a moment of magic to get the stagnant Newcastle attack going. The Frenchman was one of only a few Magpies to show any urgency going forward in the second half.
While not much worked in the end for the 22-year-old, the impetus to get forward and try to get something to happen was at least endearing to some.
It’ll come as little surprise that there are now reports circulating of outside interest in Newcastle’s electric winger. The Daily Mail are claiming that Wolves have Allan Saint-Maximin listed as a potential replacement for Adama Traore.
There is expected to be a bidding war for the 24-year-old, who Wolves value at around £70m, with both Real Madrid and Barcelona reported to be interested.
If one of La Liga’s giants poach the Spanish winger this summer, Newcastle could have to fend off interest from Wolves in our star player.
Saint-Maximin, by all accounts, seems to love it at Newcastle. However, he has to be frustrated with the style of play currently on display at Newcastle.
Allan did sign a six-year deal when he joined this past summer for £16m from Nice. So Wolves would have to stump up quite a fee to prise him away just a year later.
We just don’t even want to think about losing Saint-Maximin after only one year. Hopefully, this team can find some answers in the final third and end this season on some sort of high. If they do, it’ll likely come through the exploits of our French winger.
Who Was Newcastle's Best Player At Crystal Palace?
- Martin Dubravka (79%, 1,121 )
- A. Saint-Maximin (9%, 133 )
- Valentino Lazaro (3%, 45 )
- Joelinton (2%, 30 )
- Dwight Gayle (1%, 19 )
- Fabian Schar (1%, 15 )
- Miguel Almiron (1%, 13 )
- Sean Longstaff (1%, 10 )
- Federico Fernandez (1%, 9 )
- Matt Ritchie (1%, 9 )
- Nabil Bentaleb (0%, 6 )
- Danny Rose (0%, 5 )
- Jamaal Lascelles (0%, 4 )
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168 comments so far
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:42 AM
Comment #81I believe that there would be at least 60m available every season if we stay in the PL. Even working under the constraints of Ashley and his transfer policy of buying potential rather than proven I think a half decent manager could improve us year on year. Ultimately I want Ashley gone but surely we can get someone in to manage the team effectively and build. Rafa isn’t the only one capable of doing this!
Reilly
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:45 AM
Comment #828/1 for the drop with betvictor.
hibbit
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:46 AM
Comment #83Nufc-83 you see it thousands of others see it, either Ashley doesn’t see it or just doesn’t want to is the question,
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:46 AM
Comment #84Serious question.
Has anything any of you have seen Ashley do suggests he wants the club to improve year on year?
Anything?
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Comment #85OP why wouldn’t he? If he doesn’t need to invest massive sums of money why wouldn’t he want to increase the clubs value and exposure with cups, Europe etc. Its stupid to think Ashley wants us to fail or just scrape staying in the league every year. You think he wants to see all his money flushed away if we fall into the Champo etc.
Jail for Ashley
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Comment #86Nufc-83,
What bit don’t you get. It’s been footin spelled out for you man. They had to go as far down the list as Bruce to get someone stupid enough to put up with their policies. They’re only going to get Championship managers desperate for one last undeserved chance in the PL.
MagpieRanger
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:51 AM
Comment #87What more do you expect when Steve Bruce is our manager? Mike Ashley is our owner? Joelinton is our main striker? Come on fellas does that sound like a recipe for success to you?
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:53 AM
Comment #88Problem with Ashley is he won’t invest in the club and he makes idiotic football decisions or at least hires people who do such as Charnley. I have no idea how he is so rich as I can’t see how anyone with an adequate amount of brain cells can not surround the club with better people.
MagpieRanger
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:53 AM
Comment #89Walk away people. Time to show tough love
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:54 AM
Comment #90https://www.themag.co.uk/2020/02/martin-keown-cant-believe-newcastle-united-arent-in-relegation-zone-says-it-is-a-miracle/
It certainly is
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:54 AM
Comment #91Do we arnt being sold then ?
Have the club bothered making any comment yet ?
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:57 AM
Comment #92Jail are you thick or follow football at all outside of Newcastle? Just because Ashley/Charnley etc decide to go for these useless managers does not mean there is nothing else available who would jump at the chance to come to Newcastle. Do you think I’m taking about the likes of Pochetino etc??
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:57 AM
Comment #93Nufc83
I’ve asked the question.
What has he done?
What strategy has he implemented?
What foundations has he laid?
Don’t say it’s stupid or why wouldn’t he, answer the question, if you can’t is it so stupid?
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:59 AM
Comment #94Jail if anyone with any knowledge of football put the list together it wouldn’t look at all like Charnley’s list. You think anyone in their right mind would have Fat Sam and Bruce on a list!!
Just a Fat Neil Warnock
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:59 AM
Comment #95Jail,I mean a new manager would get a new manager bounce so even if we employed another crap dinosaur wed get at least one win which would probably be enough to guarentee another season.
our players have lost that extra 10% Rafa coached into them as well as the belief they would have got playing for a respected manager as well as the organisation hed drilled into them.
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:59 AM
Comment #96OP he hired Rafa?
hibbit
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:01 AM
Comment #97Neil Warnock
surly that would depend on who the new manager was ???
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:01 AM
Comment #98Wheres the training ground the club was promised?
Why aren’t the current facilities maintained?
Why do we have so many players on loan?
Why are so many out of contract in under 18 months?
If the club can wipe it’s own feet why has the club debt doubled?
There is no sign of anything improving year on year that I can see.
Just a Fat Neil Warnock
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:02 AM
Comment #99nufc83
They’d be on my list.
But so far down my pen would have run out of ink before I got to them.
And I use one of those multicoloured 4 headed pens so they last a long time!
Reilly
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:02 AM
Comment #100https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERa_PHJWoAAKv-e?format=jpg&name=900×900
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:02 AM
Comment #101Rafa approached the club
Not the other way round
Simply put they got lucky
They also made sure in the end he was shown the door
Just a Fat Neil Warnock
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:03 AM
Comment #102maybe Charnley found somebodys list and read it the wrong way round
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:04 AM
Comment #103Nufc83
After Rafa came to him.
What happened there?
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:04 AM
Comment #104OP not sure any of that is relevant to my point.
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:04 AM
Comment #105So Warnock would be the natural successor
He’s almost as rubbish as who we have
Jib
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:04 AM
Comment #106Genji
You are putting too much on Charnley’s shoulders
He’s not in the same position as an ordinary fan
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:05 AM
Comment #107Bottom line is if Ashley wanted us to fail he would not have signed Rafa and made him one of the highest paid managers in the league at the time.
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:05 AM
Comment #108They actually let Rafa go without any attempt to keep him
What he was asking for wouldn’t have cost as much as Joe
The club mugged him off as they knew better
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:06 AM
Comment #109JIB
I’d agree
It’s all down to Jabba
Lindisfarne
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:06 AM
Comment #110Rafa offered his services, then was hounded out for the last two seasons.
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:06 AM
Comment #111As I say the man is just completely clueless and has no idea how to run a football club along with his imbeciles who has employed.
hibbit
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:06 AM
Comment #112OP more importantly what happened next, lies, deceit, broken promises,
Just a Fat Neil Warnock
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:06 AM
Comment #113Id even take Pardew back as a caretaker and I despise him. Id draw the line at Souness, McLaren, JFK or Carver though. With the managers weve endured its a miracle we arent in league one.
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:07 AM
Comment #114Toon he was asking for more than Klopp was on??
Reilly
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:07 AM
Comment #115https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERc9T6vXUAMnV0U?format=jpg&name=large
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:07 AM
Comment #116They mugged Rafa off in ways he probably wouldn’t have imagined
The club used him to make a bigger profit from player transfers
They didn’t care about the football
Nufc-83
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:08 AM
Comment #117God even our own fans are writing lists like Pardew, Warnock etc. There is a big world out there with many leagues who all have managers better than the clowns listed.
toon22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:09 AM
Comment #118He was making the club a profit from players while improving the team
Don’t try and make it sound like he was just too greedy
Jabbas colossal greedy dwarfs anything I’ve ever seen
Mad Frog Boom 22
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:10 AM
Comment #119Maybe club sold finally today?
Lindisfarne
Feb 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM
Comment #120Although Ashley will not deliberately want to damage one of his major assets, he has consistently attempted to do it his own way with largely detrimental outcomes.