It appears that Newcastle have all but thrown in the towel in their chase for Sevilla center-back Diego Carlos. This weeks-long saga looks to be all but over as Newcastle are not willing to meet Sevilla’s extortionary demands for the 28-year-old.
Newcastle were hopeful a deal could be reached earlier in the window when they were quoted £30m. However, the price continued to rise leaving Newcastle frustrated and in a quandary as so much time has been expended on the negotiations.
Here is an update from Sky Sports’ Pete Graves on this spiraling situation.
#nufc ready to walk away from Diego Carlos deal. It's thought original price quoted was €30m but Sevilla changed (??) numerous times. Tough on player who's desperate to sign. Newcastle now actively looking elsewhere. They have money, won't be taken advantage of. @SkySportsNews
— Pete Graves (@PeteGravesTV) January 25, 2022
Newcastle were hopeful of adding two center-backs when the window opened. They immediately made the move for top target Sven Botman. However, Lille made it crystal clear the young Dutchman was not for sale.
Diego Carlos was the second target identified as the club planned to revamp the backline. But it now looks like both negotiations will end in deep disappointment for Newcastle.
There is little time to wallow in despair as at least one center-back must be added by close of business Monday. There are plenty of alternative targets that now must be worked on.
The Mail is reporting that the focus could now shift to Liverpool’s Nat Phillips, who is valued in the £10m-£15m range. Newcastle are seeking an initial loan with an obligation to buy should we survive.
Adding only Phillips would likely be seen as a failure for such an area of need. So hopefully, another center-back of the stature of Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic or Fenerbahce’s Attila Szalai are also being considered.
There is similar frustration in the pursuit of left-back Robin Gosens of Atalanta. Fabrizio Romano is now reporting that the 27-year-old’s destination will likely be Inter Milan if he leaves in this window.
Inter are now in advanced talks with Atalanta for Robin Gosens. Negotiations progressing in order to complete the agreement immediately. ??? #Inter
Inter are leading the race over Newcastle to sign Gosens – while Stefano Sensi leaves the club to join Sampdoria on loan. pic.twitter.com/qVTdFXqf0r
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 25, 2022
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131 comments so far
Vask
Jan 25, 2022 at 12:54 PM
Comment #1Sign them all!
CLINT FLICK
Jan 25, 2022 at 12:55 PM
Comment #2😀
Vask
Jan 25, 2022 at 12:56 PM
Comment #3Read a article on Broja this morning. Idolising the original Ronaldo. Let’s go all out for him this summer. Test Chelsea’s resolve
kilcline
Jan 25, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Comment #4A central mid like Bissouma should be our priority
CLINT FLICK
Jan 25, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Comment #5Let’s just create a player bank, then loan em out to hhe highest bidder.
lochinvar
Jan 25, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Comment #6The Transfer market is like a cattle market on steroids.
Extortion seems to be one way to view it.
Players wanting to change jobs by moving prevented from doing so.
I’d quite like our lot to start bidding stupid money for players we don’t want but slimy six clubs think they have exclusivity on. Withdraw the offer 24hours before the window closes.
Let them eat cake, as they say in France
lochinvar
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Comment #7Vask
Buy them all.
Like it!
dazzler
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:01 PM
Comment #8Nat Phillips would be a good signing, upgrade on what we have and young enough to get better. Knows the league.
However….
It’s a bit like going to a fancy restaurant and ordering the t bone steak, waiting for an hour only to have the waiter come back and say they have run out of steak and offering you a burger instead. It still does the job, it’s still nice but it’s not the same.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:05 PM
Comment #9Why the loan, unless he’s also made it clear he’s not prepared to play in the championship.
Phil K
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:06 PM
Comment #10Fully agree. Apparently Seville have a really bad rep for demanding extortionate amounts for their players. Newcastle SHOULD give up tell them to stiock it – and Seville will be needing money as they are signing themslves and paying exrortoionat wages themselves. I doubt Spuds will equal what Newcastle have offered
Novocastrian66
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:07 PM
Comment #11Nat Phillips has played less than 20 games for Liverpool in the Premier League. This hardly qualifies him as knowing the league.
He is overrated in my view.
dazzler
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:07 PM
Comment #12Nat Phillips looks like the lad out of guardians of the galaxy, and Gilmore Girls.. The latter I was pressured into watching by the missus, honest.
martoon
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:08 PM
Comment #13This will always be the problem – because selling clubs know we’ve got money they keep bumping the price up. Although very frustrating all round if we caved in to these outrageous demands now then the prices quoted in the Summer would just be ridiculous. By showing we won’t be brow-beaten into paying stupid prices it will only help in the long run however in the short term, as I say, very frustrating!!
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Comment #14Regarding Staveley, do you really think she doesn’t have the technology to do her job from anywhere in the world? It’s not as if the representatives from clubs and players will be going to her office to meet her and discuss terms, most will be done remotely. Pretty sure the Saudis can set her up with a nice office and a computer to carry on with her work.
Great White Hunter
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Comment #15My heads done in with this transfer malarkey, I mentioned last week for us to back away from the Botman, Costa deals……their clubs do not want to sell, end of ! Spent far to long chasing deals that we did,nt really expect to happen. Seville just spent a couple of days to get Martial from Man U on loan, deal done,just like that. If we’re honest we went into the transfer window with very,very little experience dealing with foreign teams, agents players etc…… that’s why we’re struggling now, IMO. Fingers,toes all crossed hoping we get a breakthrough over the next few days. Sorry a bit deflated atm. Cheers
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:11 PM
Comment #16dazzler – Never watched the latter but I know who you mean in the former. Have to say that I also thought that the actor in Guardians of the Galaxy looked a little like the guy in Doctor Who alongside Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.
lesh
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:12 PM
Comment #17All those saying we should go for Bissouma seem to be overlooking the fact that he’s on police bail following allegations of sexual assault. It goes without saying that that charge is untried and therefore the lad must be considered innocent until his case is heard – if it gets that far.
However, it’s been reported that Howe researches his targets’ characters before pursuing them and that might suggest that signing Bissouma might not be as straightforward as it might seem.
cleveleysbob
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:12 PM
Comment #18I was so hopeful about today when I crashed out last night.
Seems I was a bit premature. 🙂
Pat Mania
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:12 PM
Comment #19The clock is ticking. Just goes to show how hard the January window is.
2/5 required deals done.
I think we’ll get 2 more at best. As just as much possibility we’ll get none.
Philips is not a good player. Mike Williamson level.
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:13 PM
Comment #20Mrs Bob says that’s always been the case 😉
cleveleysbob
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Comment #21Doing the right thing with Sevilla, just walk away and make them come back to us.
If they do deals done at our price. If they don’t then they never were anyway, so nothing lost.
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Comment #22Great White Hunter – Martial has been pitched to many clubs for weeks so the deal to Sevilla has definitely not been completed in a couple of days.
The January transfer window is very hard to get decent deals done, especially because not many clubs actually want to sell their players in January. If you’re feeling deflated, I would suggest you got suckered into the unrealistic transfer window that some in the media sold to you…and some fans just magnified it.
dazzler
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Comment #23TDS,
I stopped watching Dr Who after David Tennant stepped down to be honest so I am none the wiser on the cast after him.
The resemblance to the lad from Guardians is uncanny though.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Comment #24GWH,
I’m not sure no matter how experienced, if a club keeps upping the price, what can you do.
cleveleysbob
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Comment #25I was wondering who’d be 1st with that, I was expecting it from ROM, so we’ll done Mund you cheeky beggar 😀
Pat Mania
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Comment #26ToonDarnSarf
There’s no doubt we bid for 5 or 6 players at least.
lesh
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:17 PM
Comment #27Cleveleysbob
@18
Maybe …..
https://youtu.be/ldjqnG04HO0
😉
cleveleysbob
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:18 PM
Comment #28Lesh, nailed it. 😆
Ketsbaia9
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:18 PM
Comment #29Looks like Hendrick’s off to Middlesbrough and Sean Longstaff is going to Forest. Good news that.
Tom
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:18 PM
Comment #30Lesh from previous …
cheers mate …
magicmac54
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:18 PM
Comment #31Repost another bus missed 😀
Martoon
Good afternoon my friend, i need to apologize to you as i should have thanked you much earlier on this blog for giving my mate and myself a lift back to the Toon from south shields, that was a very kind gesture and very much appreciated, your a top man a real gentleman as were all you lads we meet in south shields that friday evening, i look forward to returning in the future although it will probably not be to after our cruise in May. PS sorry for falling asleep on the way back Martoon, definitely to much of the Devils Buttermilk
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dazzler
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:19 PM
Comment #32Kets,
Until we sign KDB and you try and convince us that he’s not an upgrade on Hendrick and/or Longstaff and that they are good players that we never should sold.
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:20 PM
Comment #33Pat Mania – I’m sure our club has been in contact with agents and clubs of dozens of players to discuss their availability, interest, and financial demands. Dozens.
lesh
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:20 PM
Comment #34Cleveleysbob
@25
Was it cheek or a lack of courtesy towards others?
🙄
Tom
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:21 PM
Comment #35Telegraph Football
@TeleFootball
Burnley agree £7m deal with Dinamo Zagreb for Mislav Orsic.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:21 PM
Comment #36Quite worrying on Phillips (if true) the only reason I can think of we’d offer an option to buy if we stay up is that he’s
stated that he’ll only join if we stay up. Him and Holding are two players I thought would jump at the chance of regular game time. This is a concern if we’re struggling to attract that level of player without clauses.
DaraghL
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:21 PM
Comment #37Dazzler, I ca see the resemblance to Sean Gunn. The Guardian’s director, James Gunn’s brother.
Vask
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:22 PM
Comment #38No point in signing KDB while we’ve got Hendrick. Heard psg are after wor Jeff in the summer anyway so De Bruyne could be a good shout to replace him.
DaraghL
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:22 PM
Comment #39Magic,
Hope you enjoyed the trip. Pity about the equaliser would have capped off a great one!
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 1:23 PM
Comment #40Lesh you have to be the slimiest bloke on this blog.
Why do you bother?