Like this time last year, Newcastle may have to draw up two lists of transfer targets, however, for very different reasons this time around. Last season, Mike Ashley had agreed to sell Newcastle to the Saudi-back consortium and seemingly all that stood in the way was the formality of the EPL’s owners’ and directors’ tests.
However, the tests lingered on and on forcing Newcastle to prepare for the offseason under a cloud of uncertainty. Newcastle were linked with the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Edinson Cavani while also bringing in free agent Mark Gillespie and extending Javier Manquillo.
This year the uncertainty revolves around whether we’ll be a Premier League club next season. So Newcastle could be scouting players based on us surviving or dropping into the Championship for a third time under Mike Ashley.
So when Newcastle are linked with a player, the uncertainty of our current situation must be taken into account. That goes with our latest reported target in Bristol City’s Antoine Semenyo. who TEAMtalk claims is on Newcastle’s radar.
The report states that Crystal Palace are leading the chase for the young forward, who has five goals and seven assists in all competitions for the Robins this season. He even put one past Freddie Woodman when they defeated Swansea 3-1 in February.
Semenyo is a Bristol City Academy product who can play on either wing or as a striker. He’s come into his own this season making 43 appearances in all competitions after a few loan spells with Bath, Newport County, and even Sunderland.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at the Stadium of Light but made just 7 appearances as he did not feature when the season resumed after lockdown.
Chelsea had a £1m offer rejected for the 21-year-old back in 2019 with Bristol City holding out for double that amount at the time. While he was on loan with Newport County in 2018, Manchester United had scouts watching him.
Brighton, Southampton, West Ham, Sheffield United, Norwich, and Watford are credited with a current interest in Semenyo along with Newcastle and Crystal Palace. His contract runs until 2023 so we’ll see if anything comes of this latest transfer link.
164 comments so far
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:01 PM
Comment #1Haaland in Barcelona talking to their president. That rules us out then 😥
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:02 PM
Comment #2Eddie Howe been linked to Celtic.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:03 PM
Comment #3EGB,
Bradley Dack to have second op on cruciate ligament.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:04 PM
Comment #4In the meantime Lee Churnley texts Bruce to tell him he has to start Joelinton against Spurs.
JohnJ
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM
Comment #5Wor B
Apr 1, 2021 at 2:46 PM
Comment #120
Oh dear have I been found out? Who have you been talking to – I’d forgotten about that! 🙂
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM
Comment #6Will anyone on this blog ever believe a linked player again? The scouts ain’t out and about they are all on furlough so where are these reports coming from? Makes me sick that 99% of reports going round on articles and newspapers turn out to be BS. Any linked players the last couple of months is pure fabricated lies.
Optimistic prime
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:17 PM
Comment #7I’ve a four day weekend, I’m thinking of trying the Grandslam.
Tesco Morrisons Sainsburys and Asda.
So little to do, so much time.
Optimistic prime
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:19 PM
Comment #8Mund
If the player mentioned is worse than we have in the squad, free and under thirty, I just assume he’ll sign in next window.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:23 PM
Comment #9There was enough people believed we sincerely tried to sign Soumare so I guess anything is possible.
Regan
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:24 PM
Comment #10PMSL..
Carson80
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:25 PM
Comment #11Regan what’s up don’t you think I’m beautiful.
Regan
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:26 PM
Comment #12I wouldn’t say no…
Regan
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:26 PM
Comment #13I think you look rather dashing..
lesh
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:28 PM
Comment #14Carson80
You must be really excited at the prospect of signing up to Twitter. You’ll be able to enter the court of one Dave Temple and if you do, he’d be delighted at the number of followers he’s attracting.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:30 PM
Comment #15I wonder if Ashley is genuinely shocked at what’s happening or whether he doesn’t care and has plans on what to do with us should we go down.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:32 PM
Comment #16If he wanted to deliberately take us down he could have done it a lot cheaper than this, you really can’t fathom out what he’s allowing to happen.
Adamn_92
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:33 PM
Comment #17Oo-er well this doesn’t seem like shaky ground with wee hints of it delving into racism, think i’ll exit the blog till after the spurs game. Have a good bank holiday all!
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:36 PM
Comment #18Adamn_92,
Can’t you hang around, we need something decent to read in amongst it all.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Comment #19Is it bank holiday this weekend 🙁
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:39 PM
Comment #20Lesh you do realise Twitter is a lot bigger than one David Temple?
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:43 PM
Comment #21Wow racism card being thrown about? For what?
Optimistic prime
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:43 PM
Comment #22David Temple invented Twitter and the Internet, computers, electricity and the wheel.
In his spare time.
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:51 PM
Comment #23I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger eating a chocolate egg so I said to him, “I bet I know what your favorite Christian festival is.”
He said, “Have to love Easter, baby.”
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:54 PM
Comment #24😥
beermonkey
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:54 PM
Comment #25David temple jib what ever you wanna call him
Is a giant cockwomble and does not deserve the time people spend on him on here
Essex Geordie Bill
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:54 PM
Comment #26Jail
Aye he’s had a lot of bad luck, it’s going to take some bottle to come back from those injuries, hope he does though even if he never plays for us.
Essex Geordie Bill
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:56 PM
Comment #27OP what, no Waitrose? 🙂
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:57 PM
Comment #28beer monkey,
Hear hear!!!
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:57 PM
Comment #29Exactly beer! Well the part about he shouldn’t be mentioned anymore.
The craic is a few wanted him removed and they got that wish but ever since he has been banned all I hear is Jib this and Jib that and it makes no sense. Why go on about someone a lot on here have a dislike for? Everyone could of put him out of there memory but that’s far from the reality
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:58 PM
Comment #30Pretty shitty April’s fools joke from True Faith just appeared in my Google notifications. Luckily never fell for it even for a nano second.
Optimistic prime
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:59 PM
Comment #31Essex
Nah, don’t like those green tokens.
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:03 PM
Comment #32Mund,
Who wanted him removed and got their wish? Nobody to this day knows why he was removed, not everyone hassles and harangues the Harrisons for other bloggers to be banned.
The Wife
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:04 PM
Comment #33Mund,
Jib’s expulsion from the blog was his own doing. It had nothing to do with anyone else. Just wanted to clear that up.
Essex Geordie Bill
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:04 PM
Comment #34You’d think with all of the promising young players we do sign that we’d have an U23/U21 and younger team squad second to none and we should but it just don’t happen.
Really p!sses me off when I see the likes of Mount and Foden playing for England, nowt against them, well done I say but we just never get our lads who have the same potential to that sort of level.
Wonder if toon22 has any thoughts on why that is! 😉
Tackle from behind
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:04 PM
Comment #35Interesting story from the Mag
https://www.themag.co.uk/2021/04/harry-kane-makes-a-mockery-of-steve-bruces-claims-newcastle-united/
Harry Kane has played 48 matches so far this season (league, cups and internationals) – most of them for 90 minutes.
Yet Bruce complains of our busy schedule, tiredness in the players and the need for 3 or 4 days off a week.
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:05 PM
Comment #36Jail I’m sorry but I think your less informed about these situations than you think and the reality is a lot do contact to complain about whoever.
Mund
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:06 PM
Comment #37The Wife
I heard a different story and was told it was down to one person but it is what it is nowt to do with me. I just don’t understand why the people who have a dislike for him keep him relevant on the blog
Tackle from behind
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:06 PM
Comment #38The Wife
Do you guys have any plans to put the word “turd” on the filter list?
Asking for a concerned frog.
DaveD1000
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:06 PM
Comment #39I have just told the Welsh Princess about the ice cube tray/jug thing (eventually, I was pmsl)…. The LOOK I got!!!! followed by “Why didn’t you think of that”
Jail for Ashley
Apr 1, 2021 at 5:08 PM
Comment #40Yes Mund, that much is patently obvious. I’m saying not everyone does.