Newcastle have reportedly entered the race for Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar according to CalcioMercatoWeb. It’s not the first time the Frenchman has hit the radar. He was initially linked in May of 2020.
At the time, his price tag was over £40m but it has been sliced in half as he is in the final year of his contract. The latest report is that Lyon will listen to offers approaching £20m in January.
Aouar has some high-profile suitors with Juventus and Arsenal also keeping tabs on his situation. The 24-year-old could be a savvy acquisition this winter with his creative ability in the final third.
His versatility is also a strength as he can play deeper in the midfield, as a number 8, a number 10, or on the left. He has also taken the captain’s armband on a number of occasions for his hometown club.
Aouar rose through the Lyon Academy becoming one of the more recognizable faces over the past five years. He’s made 216 appearances with 40 goals and 35 assists but he appears keen to test himself elsewhere.
Newcastle, of course, brought in Bruno Guimaraes last January from Lyon. The fact Aouar is on the radar a year later is not surprising. He fits the profile and his fee would be a bargain for a player of his quality.
70 comments so far
Toon fans bad
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:53 PM
Comment #1Boom
Toon fans bad
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:53 PM
Comment #2Back of the net!
NY Mag
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:56 PM
Comment #3TFB,
Can’t ague with any of that mate….we all want the same thing 🙂
NY Mag
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:57 PM
Comment #4What’s the best wing recipe you’ve had? (Going sideways a bit)
Romford mag
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:58 PM
Comment #5Quinny
From previous @ 1
Would he be a false 9 ?
🙂
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:59 PM
Comment #6How many English LB’s play in the PL. Matt Targett and Ben Chillwell off the top of my head
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Comment #7Toon fans bad,
Will you get to any of the games?
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:10 PM
Comment #8Nij
Shaw, Mitchell of palace
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:13 PM
Comment #9The Mighty Quinn
From previous about Schar up front made me laugh haha
I was thinking Willock but now definitely want to see Schar there and playing some of those through balls for willock just to prove a point
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:13 PM
Comment #10Goal Linton,
OK, so that’s four of twenty clubs and Shaw isn’t first choice anymore under Ten Haag.
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:13 PM
Comment #11Justin James
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:14 PM
Comment #12West ham left back cresswell
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:16 PM
Comment #13There’s Luke Thomas at Leicester who only plays when they get bad injuries.
The Mighty Quinn
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:18 PM
Comment #14Rom I would say more a traditional 9.
Goal I would laugh my tits off if Eddie started Schar upfront on Saturday.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:18 PM
Comment #15@Ng
one of the best performing left backs Rico Henry should get a look in but no chance under Southgate
Seems you either have to be a favourite or move to a top 6 team
Been an England problem for years I bet if they were to go by performance metrics only England would be a totally different team
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:19 PM
Comment #16Yeah just about to say him mate but didn’t know if he was Welsh or not
Justin James was looking really good before his injury and has come back looking decent as well, hard to say what his best side is
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:20 PM
Comment #17Quinn
Belta mate hahaha
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:22 PM
Comment #18LCBP
Yeah good shout about Henry he had a good game up here last year and I think he scored against us
The Taco Taker
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:23 PM
Comment #19Rico Henry at Brentford
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:40 PM
Comment #20EGB, just went over a road bump. Therefore Earth cannot be flat. 🙂
Still not cannot work out where my satellites go when they meet the edge
The Taco Taker
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:40 PM
Comment #21Pope
Stones
Dier
Maguire
James
Rice
Bellingham
Shaw
Foden
Sterling
Kane
This is my point for earlier, how can Shaw and Macguire get into the team? Why play Kane everyone already knows what he can do?
Nothing has been learned from recent outings so expect that unless there are injuries the above team will mostly start in Qutar, not Pope though cos Pickford will go straight back in as No1 irrespective of form.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:44 PM
Comment #22Svalbard, Troll, New Caledonia, Papeete, La Reunion, Jan Mayen Island. How did I not realise the Earth is flat? We spent all that money on global satellites and only needed one.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:47 PM
Comment #23EGB . It almost looks like a crack at you. It is not
cyprus
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:48 PM
Comment #24The man is hard working, humble, has achieved as much if not more than others.
We always think we have a golden generation and we always almost make it. We first don’t believe we can do it, then we start thinking well maybe this time we will, then we lose. That’s how it goes. Nice predictable ride.
cyprus
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:51 PM
Comment #25Yeah jail that image would keep children and grown ups awake all night.
Eddie, whatever you do, do not play Schar at number 9. For the love of god!
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:52 PM
Comment #26you are taking the Taco!
lol
Kane goes to back post. Cut that out and end of. That is why we are not scoring international goals. Who else in that team scores?
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:53 PM
Comment #27Need to play Schar at #9 blog vote lol
The Taco Taker
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:54 PM
Comment #28Pug, as a non believer in a Taco shaped Earth I cant take anything you say seriously.
WLtoon
Sep 26, 2022 at 6:55 PM
Comment #29The way its going with players getting injured ile take a point at Fulham now. I dont think we will see our strongest starting eleven until after xmas at this rate.
cyprus
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:01 PM
Comment #30WL
Please no more draws!
Not a healthy habit. Makes you feel you’re doing alright while you keep falling behind.
Two defeats and a win is the same as three draws, though the former makes you feel bad and the latter makes you think hey we ain’t losing we’re doing alright!
cyprus
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:03 PM
Comment #31I’ll probably be betting a draw…
cyprus
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:04 PM
Comment #32Good job they have a championship level CF so we’re safe.
cyprus
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:05 PM
Comment #33With those words of wisdom good night folks.
Goal Linton
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:05 PM
Comment #34Pug
Hahaha Schars got a vote for me
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:10 PM
Comment #35What most people do not realise is that the solar system and the stars are painetd in luminous paint on a huge conical surface thay overlays our flat earth.
The sattelites go into a portal at one end and pop out in another to give an illusion of circling the Earth.
Of course no one in power tells us that!
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:11 PM
Comment #36I’d have Schaar over Wood any day!
NY Mag
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:13 PM
Comment #37Cyprus,
That’s like two weeks worth from you in under an hour…..what gannin on?
NY Mag
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:14 PM
Comment #38Bill,
Them kippers smell a bit fishy lately 😀
The Mighty Quinn
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:15 PM
Comment #39Good to see the blog is coming round slowly to my way of thinking r e Schar.
The new mantra for the blog should be
IN QUINNY WE TRUST.
lochinvar
Sep 26, 2022 at 7:16 PM
Comment #40Hadn’t realised the fruit loops at Watford were on the go again
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