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Written by Neil Harrison

10:45am Tuesday, June 28th, 2022

Commented 17 times

A few reports from the Brazilian press recently claimed Newcastle were preparing an offer for Porto’s Pepe. Globo Esporto, by way of Sport Witness, are reporting Newcastle have pulled the trigger with a £30m bid.

The Portuguese champions have rejected the offer according to the outlet. The 25-year-old has a £60m release clause and Porto will only negotiate a fee closer to that amount. If accurate, that would cross Pepe off the shortlist.

It’s no surprise Porto are reluctant to lose the versatile Brazilian. He served as an adequate replacement for Luis Diaz when the Colombian landed in Liverpool in January. He can also play up and down both flanks.

Porto are not short of cash after selling Diaz in the winter and center-back Fabio Vieira earlier this month for close to £70m combined. Newcastle will have to either significantly improve the bid or move on to other options.

Newcastle were priced out of a move for preferred target Moussa Diaby early in the summer. Leverkusen’s quote of around £50m caused Newcastle to instantly drop the pursuit. So there seems to be little chance Newcastle will try and match Porto’s valuation of Pepe

Leeds attacker Raphinha is also being monitored but his price tag also makes a move unlikely. His teammate Jack Harrison is a more realistic target. Newcastle continue to be linked with the 25-year-old who is entering the final two years of his contract.

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17 comments so far

Vask
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:45 AM
Comment #1
Bud again
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Vask
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:46 AM
Comment #2
Bid*
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Raj of Hailsley
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:46 AM
Comment #3
Oh yesss!!!
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Raj of Hailsley
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:46 AM
Comment #4
At least it wasn’t that pesky Romford mag 😕
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Vask
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:47 AM
Comment #5
I would prefer not to move.
But…
I remember being excited about the San siro replica we were going to build on the town moor.
I suppose that’s the thing with youth, you haven’t had time to get all sentimental with your culture. ‘-)
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Raj of Hailsley
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:48 AM
Comment #6
Ruddy,
From previous, aye that would be the way to go imo, they’d just have to split the ST’s so people got every other game or just build a bigger temp stadium.
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Vask
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:48 AM
Comment #7
😀
Soz jail… Actually I’m not! Ha!
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Raj of Hailsley
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:50 AM
Comment #8
Darn you Vask 😕
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Vask
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:50 AM
Comment #9
Mebbies we can sell someone to Porto instead…
Fede anyone?
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valle
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:53 AM
Comment #10
Jail… If that could be feasable, then sure. Although i think we would need an 80k stadium in the end.
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ITUNDERASHELL
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:54 AM
Comment #11
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:26 AM
Comment #97
I believe it is inevitable we will have to move to a new stadium in the medium/long term. Current stadium will be updated but I don’t expect 100s of millions will be spent on it. There is no way out of it if we are going to accommodate 80,000 < 90,000 fans, especially if thousands of Saudi's cannot attend.
I think it might be developed near the Newcastle Airport which itself will be expanded to cope with incoming flights from the middle east.
I don't think most of our supporters can grasp the magnitude of the toons rise is going to have locally and internationally. The dream is going to be one hell of a ride folks!
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Raj of Hailsley
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:57 AM
Comment #12
ITUNDERASHELL,
I don’t think people would stomach it being built out by the airport, it would cause uproar and take away the allure of SJP, what makes it special is that City centre location.
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bettyswallocks
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:58 AM
Comment #13
Judging by the way Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain are treated with kid gloves by the police, I think you can finally get away with w@nking on the bus, so long as you say it’s to raise climate awareness.
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Vask
Jun 28, 2022 at 10:59 AM
Comment #14
Only 9500 people in front of me now.
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Raj of Hailsley
Jun 28, 2022 at 11:01 AM
Comment #15
I think we’re getting carried away with 80/90K fans, those Crystal Palace tickets went to a general sale. I think 67K is more like it.
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valle
Jun 28, 2022 at 11:09 AM
Comment #16
Jail
Perhaps… I was basing it on 15k not getting season tickets and a guess that demand will only rise with succes.
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dcdick
Jun 28, 2022 at 2:58 PM
Comment #17
This incessant race to be 1st poster is really boring now.
If you really want to play that game how about taking a 7 day break from chasing it if you get a 1st post ?
I saw one thread a while back where the same poster had made the first 6 or 7 posts without saying anything apart from “first” etc…
Boring old fart………………… who, me ?
Wouldn’t it be great if this blog could get back to what it says at the top of page 1
“THE NEWCASTLE UNITED BLOG”
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17 February, 2023

I have an update on what's happening with my treatment for prostate cancer.

Last week, my oncologist called me late in the day and said he thought it was best to terminate my treatment with radium 223 dichloride because it was having such a negative effect on my health - specifically my digestive system.

I had completed 3 of the planned 6 infusions.

They had looked at the bone scans and three CAT scans I had early last week, and they showed no signs of the cancer spread being slowed or stopped: in fact, it was continuing to spread and my PSA account continued to rise.

The only treatment left now is to go back and have another bout of chemotherapy with docetaxel being the medication used.

I understand this will be a 7-month job with 10 sessions 3 weeks apart - almost double my first chemo treatment in Apil 2017, when I has 6 treatmnts.

The problem I have is that I'm in a very poor physical state right now, due to my digestive system being basically torn apart by the radium 223.

The radium 223 has leaked into my digestive system and caused me to have severe diarrhea, nausea, and heartburn, and it was (is) very serious.

They said it was too dangerous to proceed with the radium 223 treatment, with little benefit being shown.

I am also suffering from severe exhaustion, basically, because I have zero testosterone, and all the treatments I've had for the cancer, have further lessened the energy available to me.

It reminds me of the saying that if cancer doesn’t kill you - the treatment will (laugh).

It will probably take up to 8 weeks to get back to a physical state where I can start chemotherapy, and that's where I am now, but the cancer continues to spread in the bones.

I've also been put in touch with the dietitian from UNC Healthcare, who will help me get back my health - she is very helpful.

So that's where it stands it's been quite a journey over 12 years and I think I've had almost every treatment available.

It has really taken a toll on my body and on my energy, but that's where it stands and obviously, I'll do the best I can in the upcoming months with chemo and hope I can get through it.

It is as it is - and another challenge in life.

Ed Harrison