Newcastle are still waiting on an answer from Manchester United over a loan move for Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard. Of the three deals that looked promising just a day ago, this one appears to be the only one with life left in it.
Spanish journalist Guillem Balague is reporting that negotiations have ended with Sevilla for Diego Carlos. Balague believes Newcastle never came close to reaching Sevilla’s €60m valuation.
Sevilla considers the negotiations with #NUFC have broken down about Diego Carlos. It's over, they say https://t.co/mzx11I6rvD
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) January 25, 2022
The news doesn’t get much brighter on left-back target Robin Gosens. After Leverkusen’s Mitchel Bakker reportedly turned down Newcastle on Monday, there is a report from Italy that the 27-year-old has rejected a more lucrative offer to push for a move to Inter Milan.
Newcastle must now turn to other targets. A loan move for Liverpool’s Nat Phillips is reportedly being considered while former target Rogerio has also surfaced as an alternative to both Bakker and Gosens.
The Sun’s Alan Nixon is claiming Newcastle have made an enquiry for Brighton’s Adam Webster. However, there is little chance the 27-year-old would not cost considerably more than the £30m Newcastle were looking to pay for top targets Sven Botman and Diego Carlos.
Newcastle. Surprise late inquiry for centre half Adam Webster at Brighton. Right age ? Prem experience ? Price would be big all the same ?
— Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) January 25, 2022
This one appears to be dead in the water barring Newcastle just going all in and splashing the cash for the center-back. Webster cost The Seagulls over £20m when he joined from Ipswich in 2019. He signed an extension to 2026 in August.
This window has lived up to its merciless reputation. While there is still time left for agreements to be reached for alternative targets, the disappointment over recent developments cannot be denied.
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466 comments so far
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:10 PM
Comment #1Too easy 😀
DayvanCowboy
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:11 PM
Comment #2Sevilla really have some serious history of this, they also have serious history of selling a player at an inflated price, said player than has a poor season or 2 and then they sign them back for fraction of the original sale cost, if they are making it difficult and moving the goal posts for me it’s best to walk away.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:14 PM
Comment #3Three firsts and a record consecutive posts on a Tuesday morning in January. Oh my god it’s good to be alive 😀
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:15 PM
Comment #4With Carlos rejecting a new contract it should make it a bit easier to get him in.
Go to the wire this one
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:15 PM
Comment #5😆
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:17 PM
Comment #6What would of made life a lot easier would of been having a DOF in place before January.
onmeedsun
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:19 PM
Comment #7It’s fine having a few deals going to the wire, but we need at least 2 in the bag before then, as we have to be prepared to walk away from last minute deals, and selling clubs will know we’re desperate if we have no further signings between now and 31st.
Romford mag
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:20 PM
Comment #89 year old tw@t 🙂
not my word’s by the way 😉
SholaShow
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:22 PM
Comment #9There’s so many quality CBs with 6 months left that have had barely a peep said about them this window.
Got to think they’ve indicated they’re leaving end of season on a free no matter what.
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:23 PM
Comment #10onmeedsun
It’s been like that the whole way through the window mate. On the flip side of what you say it’s the last chance of the selling club getting any money for a unhappy player.
SholaShow
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:26 PM
Comment #11How would we all rate the window so far out of 10?
I’d give it a 4/10
cleveleysbob
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:28 PM
Comment #12If Carlos doesn’t get his move, can’t see him tearing up La Liga over next 6 months and his value will plummet.
Sevilla could shoot themselves in foot over this one.
I’d actually like that to happen as it sends a brilliant message to all clubs – “if Newcastle come calling with a reasonable price, do deal or risk losing player for much less”.
Doesn’t help us in this window, but for future it’s a wake up call to all the b’stds out there!
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:28 PM
Comment #13Even if a player is out of contract in the summer, many clubs won’t want to let them go as they’d then have to get a replacement in. If they’re competing for Europe or to avoid relegation, they don’t want to mess around with that usually.
Add to that fact that the player knows he can get huge wages in the summer, and it’s tricky.
January transfer windows are always tricky.
James Brewerton
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:28 PM
Comment #14Hope we get Lingard sorted with in next 48 hrs regarding Webster cant see him leave Brighton at minute maybe in summer but can’t see him coming in January in my opinion need cb fast also
Romford mag
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:28 PM
Comment #15Yeah I agree about a 4 so far
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM
Comment #16Shola
I did expect more by now but always knew how notoriously difficult the January window is and we aren’t looking for the odd player we are going for top quality additions and that’s proved more difficult than expected
cleveleysbob
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM
Comment #17Shola, that’s about right.
Pottsclock
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM
Comment #18If anyone has been anything of Levi Colwell at Huddersfield, they’ll know what a great left footed CB prospect he is at 18. Sadly, another one of the many young players that Chelsea have nabbed and tied down to a long contract. An England player for the future. Would have loved us to get him.
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:30 PM
Comment #19SholaShow – 6/10 so far for me. Not excellent but it’s where I expected us to be. If we sign the 2 more I expect by Monday, I’ll give it an 8/10. Sign an extra one and 9/10.
DayvanCowboy
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:32 PM
Comment #20SholaShow, most players who are of that calibre know that they are in for a pay day at the end of their contract in 6 months, they’ll get big wages and a signing on fee at their next club, if we were in a better league position right now I wouldn’t be surprised if we’d be one of those clubs offering pre-contracts to some of these out of contract players, but right now they aren’t going to move due to the money involved come the summer.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:32 PM
Comment #21“we are going for top quality additions and that’s proved more difficult than expected”
No it hasn’t, anyone with a bit of common/footballing sense knew exactly how difficult it was going to be.
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:34 PM
Comment #22Heard the daft lad who has ran many football clubs and dealt with multi million pound deals for football players 😆
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM
Comment #23TDSarf,
I’m sure we could offer a player the massive pay day he’d get on a free, however that means commiting himself to us and the risk of championship football.
CLINT FLICK
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM
Comment #24A top quality defender, a good back up striker… 6/10
A good CM and another striker 8/10
+ Another CB 10/10.
James Brewerton
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM
Comment #25Looks like we have wait for 18:30 see where we are at on sky sports news transfer show think its 18:30 not 19:00 today
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM
Comment #26Coming from the bloke who said there’s no chance of Trippier and Lingard signing says it all really 😉
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:36 PM
Comment #27Gotta say that I 100% agree with Jail on this point Mund. Anyone who believed that this January transfer window wasn’t going to be this difficult was just deceiving themselves. All of the historical evidence pointed to it being a very challenging window and there was no reason to believe it would be anything different, unless looking at it through heavily tinted black and white glasses.
DrGloom
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:37 PM
Comment #28Not surprised at this window at all, clubs don’t want to sell unless well over odds , they would need to find replacements and window closes in a week – wouldn’t be surprised if we get nobody else this window – even though we desperately need a CB and mid ( especially with big Joe and Lascelles out of action)
ToonDarnSarf
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:37 PM
Comment #29Jail – and we’d also have to offer the club loads of money too. That’s one thing for a proven PL performer like Lingard who probably also wants to stay in this country, another thing entirely when getting someone from another league.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:38 PM
Comment #30Mund,
Can you less of the daft lad.
FtC, Toon funny lingus and other long term readers first time posters who have stepped in to say I’m picking on Munderpants, can you please have a word about his socially unacceptable behaviour 😳
CLINT FLICK
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:39 PM
Comment #31If we weren’t in the bottom 3, it woulda been easier…top half, easier still…top 6, a doddle.
It is what it is…
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:40 PM
Comment #32TDS
Even the owners expected more to be done by now in the window. They have worked tirelessly to bring reinforcements in and if they had it there way they would have a few more at least in by now. Nobody saw the selling clubs keep raising the bar when what was deemed acceptable hit the negotiating table.
Considering I’ve been saying how difficult January is that obviously says I know it’s a tough window as it’s always been.
Nobody in here has ran a football club or knows what it involves so it’s just an opinion
James Brewerton
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:40 PM
Comment #33Think we got more chance getting Jesse Lingard van getting a centre-back at the moment lol
kc2012
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:40 PM
Comment #34Going from being close to signing Diego Carlos for nearly £40m to trying to sign Nat Phillips on loan within a few hours is about as Newcastle United as it gets.
Fair play to our owners for not being held to ransom by Sevilla but it’s still disappointing that Carlos isn’t joining us.
Looks like it’s gonna be a last minute panic delve into the loan market for Phillips and Choudury.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:40 PM
Comment #35Mund,
There is no chance of Lingard signing on a permanent deal without a clause, that is my opinion and I’ll stick by it, I’ve said from the beginning that loan deals are our best chance of getting such a player.
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:41 PM
Comment #36Poor old man getting butt hurt because I said he is a daft lad.
Been leaving lines all day for Tom but your a good soul eh 🙄
Mund
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:42 PM
Comment #37No you said there is no chance of us signing Trippier and Lingard in this window.
That’s it
James Brewerton
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:42 PM
Comment #38JAIL & MUND can’t you to me up and sort out your differences already lol ?
SholaShow
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:42 PM
Comment #39A top CB and CM would put us on a 7/10 for me.
We’ve known we’ve needed both since the new owners came into the club.
We especially need them now given all our injury issues.
Right now we play 3 CMs and have Shelvey, Longstaff, Willock and Hendrick available.
Another ST is then probably the next priority because Gayle is clearly unwanted and we do everything to not play him, for whatever reason. So we really only have Wood to make it through February until Wilson returns to fitness. So a bit of holding breath there if we don’t get another.
Lingard would be nice, same for a LB, but they’re not vital.
HobokenToon
Jan 25, 2022 at 3:43 PM
Comment #40Keep hoping RM will sign Mbappe and that will get Sevilla to see the light. It s wishful thinking tho. I wouldn’t think we need to be too particular about loan players and options to sign. Its a redo this summer in any case. Rentals should be fine.