Callum Wilson has been linked with AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, and Manchester United in this January window but Eddoe Hpwe was adamant in his press conference this morning that he is 100% committed to Newcastle United.
Since he was signed in August of 2020, for around £20M, Wilson has been quite prolific in his scoring, and in 102 games for the Magpies, he has scored 46 goals with 11 assists.
That’s an excellent return from the former Bournemouth and Coventry striker, who turns 32 next month.
Eddie Howe has today said there is really nothing in the speculation surrounding Callum Wilson and Howe would never let his second striker leave the club this month without bringing in a replacement.
This is what Eddie Howe said about Callum this morning:
“I’ve had those conversations with Callum,”
“He is 100% committed just like Kieran Trippier is. That’s why I’m surprised by the noise around Callum really.”
“He’s currently injured, we’ve got one fit striker and he is our second striker and we are desperate to get him back.”
“From his and our perspective, there is nothing in him leaving.”
“That’s been a strange one really because there’s been a lot of speculation regarding Callum and I’ve seen some of it, probably not all of it but a lot of it.”
“I think it has been unfounded.”
It’s looking like we will not be bringing anybody in this month and not losing anybody either.
That will leave the summer transfer window to be a potential big one.
At that time Newcastle can decide to offload some of our older players, and we will also have money to spend, within the rules allowed by PSR.
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176 comments so far
Adamn_92
Jan 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Comment #121Sage
Well, you know my opinion on Phillips so I won’t go over that again haha but I think Howe said we got priced out of Phillips. Which is kind of my point regarding loans, I don’t think we can afford one unless we sell either as I explained in my last post.
So don’t think Phillips or any other deals have ever been close this window, as we’ve always needed to sell someone first.
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 30, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Comment #122Always good to read your positive take on things jimiley.
Munster Mag
Jan 30, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Comment #123Without another mid I’d take 7th at this stage, 6th would be a very big achievement. Joel was a big loss and possibly was brought back too soon and shouldn’t have been on the pitch second half v mackems anyway.
On ffp, a 200 limit would be brilliant for us.
onmeedsun
Jan 30, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Comment #124If we don’t get another midfielder in I think we’ll do well to stay in the top 10. Will be much harder to win matches, and that’s assuming no more injuries.
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Comment #125Adamn
But we don’t need to sell now to do a loan, we could sell early summer and it be the same effect.
Adamn_92
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Comment #126I’ve seen quite a few people and fans say that not signing anyone is a risk….but can it be called a risk if they literally can’t buy or loan anyone due to FFP?
Surely that’s not a risk and just abiding by the rules laid out?
I’d much rather we done things correctly and by the book.
We can’t force a player out if they don’t want to leave as it sets a bad atmosphere in the squad, with players thinking they could get the boot everytime the transfer window is open. We can’t force clubs to buy our players either.
Just feels like a transfer window where we’ve wanted to do business, but we’ve just not been able to.
Summer will be huge.
Adamn_92
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Comment #127Sage
I get what you’re saying, but i’m sure if that was the genuine case then we would have done that by this stage in the window. Also wouldn’t have priced us out of Phillips?
There must be a reason. If it was that simple then i’ve no doubt we’d have loaned someone by now.
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Comment #128TS@114…Agree with that. Of course we could always just go out and win the FA Cup and not worry so much about the league position. Can’t be that difficult surely? 😉
Davas
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Comment #129Munster
Wasn’t Joel substituted after 2 mins of the 2nd half. Probably worked on him during half time and then test it out but came straight off.
It was explained as just another freak injury.
Adamn_92
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Comment #130The owners have shown every window so far, that they’ll do business.
Considering this window is when the squad is arguably at it’s thinnest and in most need of help, there simply has to be a reason why we aren’t able to go out and get someone, even if only on loan.
Fenham to Chalfont
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Comment #131Personally I think we will get a big surprise this transfer window. Either a top quality player (MF) – or the surprise is we won’t make any signings at all? Just not sure as to which way NUFC will go. The only people that do know are those sitting around a table within the club making decisions. Nobody else knows anything (not even that fraudulent Casey fella or Munter know anything)…
We just have to sit back and just hope we bring in at least one quality addition to our midfield in this transfer window, if we don’t then we are at a huge risk of our second half of the season stuttering to absolutely nothing. We can still achieve a decent top 6 finish and put pressure on the teams around that spot.
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Comment #132Being a bit of a ffp divvy I could be wrong but even if we didn’t sell anyone now, surely we can still buy as a) as TS says we could sell in summer and it would be the same or b) new sponsorship would kick in this summer and that would theoretically cover any ffp loss incurred now. I’m assuming the 3 year periods are calender years and not say April to April for example.
Obviously relying on the sponsorship kicking in wouldn’t be an ideal thing but needs must and all that.
DrGloom
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Comment #133Davas – thats correct, I presume Linton said he felt okay to come out 2nd half but realised after one run that he wasn’t and was subbed – not sure why someone is pushing a narrative that the 2nd half was when he was injured and EH shouldn’t have let him play
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Comment #134Adamn
That is genuinely the case. It was why Forrest fell foul of rules this season, they sold Johnson in July, as opposed to June to get more money. This meant that they ultimately did better business but meant they fell foul of PSR. It’s why Chelsea sold players in June last summer to ensure they did comply.
I think the club are more concerned that doing that will box them in and they’d need to accept less money or even risk not making a sale and falling foul of the rules. So legitimate reasons, just we do have options.
simon376
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Comment #135Hopefully wont happen and can sell someone early summer, but still wouldnt surprise me to see couple come in. Worst case, get docked 10 points next season or season after. Mind by next season, rules are changing anyway, so maybe over looked
Davas
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Comment #136If we are close to ffp limit, I think it would be risky to bring someone in without selling another player. It would only leave a couple of weeks of panic to sell someone before the end of the financial year.
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Comment #137Javea
The year for PSR/ FFP purposes runs from July 1st to June 30th. So we’d need to sell early in the window.
I’m not sure when the sponsorship deals come into play.
Hibbit
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Comment #138Adamn
we have room for 2 loans without selling anyone at the moment and plenty time to do any deals in , :
DrGloom
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Comment #139To be honest , I don’t think it will be much of a surprise if we don’t sign anyone this window – club have made clear they are sailing close to the FFP limits and EH has said it’ll be one out and one in … Miggy doesn’t want to go to Saudi, Trips Munich move was / is hot air along with WIlson move – journos and itk’s throwing out names all over the place in the hope of one of them being right – they know nowt no matter how many followers they have and are going off rumours from other journos/itks and just regurgitating crap
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Comment #140TS…Cheers for that. As I said, a bit of an ffp divvy.
Adamn_92
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Comment #141Sage
Must admit, FFP and PSR make my head spin so i’m never fully understanding where we stand with it haha I’ll trust your take on it though as you always come across very knowledgeable. If that’s the situation, maybe we’ll see a very very late decision made and a player joins at the last moment.
Maybe they’re weighing everything up and see the safest option being the ‘wait until summer’ option. Like you say, maybe they’re concerned about showing their hand for the summer so clubs can lowball us on players.
If it is the case that we could buy or loan now and make up for it in the summer, then I will be left a bit confused if we see no incomings this window.
Fenham to Chalfont
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Comment #142If we win tonight we can jump as high as 7th in the table which will breed so much confidence into the squad. Their confidence has been shattered, they’re mentally exhausted and a bounce in confidence is needed right now with 3 returning back from injury and hopefully a signing or 2 would be just the tonic and platform to make the bounce back. If anyone can do it, then Eddie and his team are the team to do it. Huge game tonight and I know our lads will be up for this. Forget the Fulham performance. Tonight will be the upbeat intensity game we were expecting against Fulham. It’s not going to be easy for sure, but Villa are there for the taking. I think the winner in this encounter will win by the odd goal. But a draw would be very acceptable, but it’s a win for me and like I said this can be our platform now.
onmeedsun
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Comment #143Javea
The financial periods broadly cover seasons. 1st July to 30th June.
And income that kicks in from next season can only affect our financials for the periods the income relates to. So if the contracts start 1st June we can take 1 months worth into this years results. So no material benefit. If we are allowed to sell a player in June then any profit from that can be taken this year.
It’s completely bonkers that clubs can’t buy and sell when they see fit. We could lose 3 more players to injury in Feb and then what. Clubs can get relegated due to lots of bad luck as opposed to poor management.
Davas
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Comment #144Dr gloom
Yeah, thats the way I looked at it. You see players get a knock before half time and they see it out till the break to be looked at and then give it a go 2nd half. Sometimes it’s fine sometimes it isn’t.
He must have realised straight away and came straight off.
Adamn_92
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Comment #145Sage
Just to follow up on what Davas has just said too, maybe buying/loaning someone now and hoping we make the funds up with an early sale in the summer is just too big of a risk to take. As clubs will then know we are desperate to sell and may try to completely screw us over, like trying to essentially steal a key player for a very low amount.
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Comment #146Adamn
If things are as tight as reported, it’s a gamble though as then we need to make sure we get that sale done in time. And we don’t have many players we want to sell who are that valuable or in demand.
Hibbit
I don’t know where we are financially but will all depend on how much those loans cost, surely. Plus we already have Hall on loan and can only have two players on loan at any one time.
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Comment #147Adamn
True…and I sent my follow up after seeing your message haha! But yeah, there is a that although as we won’t have published that seasons accounts and they don’t need to be public for a long while after, you’d hope nobody would know quite how tight we are.
Hibbit
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Comment #148Adamn
i don’t think we’ll be buying, but a loan or two with options is very possible and achievable,
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Comment #149Onmeedson….Cheers for that. Like Adam, ffp/psr makes my head spin but between you and TS I’m learning a little bit more, whether I remember it is a different matter but thanks to both of you.
I’d imagine buying early in the window is fraught with difficulties, players on holidays, buying club trying to negotiate price down, selling club trying to drive price up and start a bidding war etc etc. A bit of gamble relying on an early sale I’d guess.
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Comment #150Javea
Definitely difficult to do.
As a said, forrest went late to get more money but then got hit with a PSR sanction as the deal wasn’t done in time.
Chelsea sold early and should have got less for Mount than expected, but Man Utd were the buying and seem to have the negotiating skills of Baldrick from Blackadder, so still paid a premium.
Hibbit
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Comment #151Sage
i’m sorry if I’ve got this wrong but isn’t the 2 loan player ruling only applicable to PL loans.
with loans from anywhere else still permitted.
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Comment #152TS…I find the whole thing ridiculous really. I wouldn’t know where to begin to find a solution, but surely cleverer people than me can find away where ambitious clubs are allowed to compete whilst still protecting clubs from going bust.
I don’t see how docking points from a club who then may get relegated as a result therefore putting them at greater financial risk helps clubs from going bust, but maybe I’m just a thick Geordie who can’t see the wood for the trees.
Transfer Sage
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Comment #153Hibbit
You may well be right there although can’t find anything on the PL site about loans from outside of England.
You can only loan 2 players from PL and other English clubs at anyone time. FIFA’s wider rules say a max of 7 in and 7 out, so not sure if there are further limits but nothing said on the PL site.
I doth my cap to you knowledge sir.
Davas
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Comment #154Javea
I’ve always thought the same about that punishment. It just seems to make the situation worse. I read its supposed to be a deterrent against clubs deliberately going into administration for some reason but I don’t know why.
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Comment #155How’s a newly promoted club supposed to survive if they can’t spend what’s required? Obviously it can be done it’s very difficult and becoming more so each season it seems. Obviously there needs to be some control but it’s hardly sporting to punish clubs for trying to close a massive gap with teams in the same league. That applies to newly promoted teams or those trying to break top 4, both scenarios are a huge gap to close, not just for a season which can occasionally be done but to do it consistently…or at least have a sporting chance to do it.
Davas
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Comment #156It’ll be interesting to see what happens to psr in the next few years if there are more transfer windows like this. If all the 6 are struggling with psr will they be happy?
onmeedsun
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Comment #157PL clubs will not loan any decent players to us. Howe has said as much. It’s us against the world.
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Comment #158Davas…Yeah, it’s bonkas. The only thing that’s certain is that deducting points can’t help a struggling club.
I think it may have been Simon Jordan(yeah I know) who said that newly promoted or clubs with new owners should be given a bit of leeway for a couple of seasons to allow them to compete.
JaveaToon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Comment #159I think any loan would need to be from a European team if you want decent quality (or a Saudi team 😀 )
Having Premier league experience is a bonus but it certainly isn’t the be all and end all and let’s face it, we are a little bit desperate.
WLtoon
Jan 30, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Comment #160Well it`s match day, a tough game , no doubt about it, can we win?
It`s not impossible, i think our pace up top will cause any defence problems and Isak is footin lethal and so cool in front of goal you expect him to score every game.
Our defence SEEMS to be settling down now and looked solid last weekend so i`m not concerned too much about conceding a lot of goals. .
My concern tonight is our midfield, without Big Joe and Willock, i don`t rate it at all.
The only game our CM have dominated lately was against the piss poor makems in the first half, when big Joe played, but when he went off we were so easy to run through.
I`m hoping for a win obviously but i`ll predict a 2-2 with Miggy and Isak to score.
I just don`t trust our CM.