Newcastle face being forced to cash in on one of their crown jewels to raise funds for summer signings.
The Magpies have taken great care to ensure that they do not violate Financial Fair Play [FFP] regulations or draw undue attention since taking over in Saudi Arabia.
In addition to making it challenging for manager Eddie Howe to bolster his injured team during this transfer window—Newcastle United is mostly looking to the loan market for reinforcements—this might also mean that the team will have to make a significant choice at the end of the current campaign.
The most marketable players at St. James’ Park are midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, who has a £100 million release clause in his contract, defender Sven Botman, and striker Alexander Isak. All three would have plenty of suitors among Europe’s top teams as well as in the Premier League.
Newcastle might have to emulate Aston Villa, who used their acquisition of Jack Grealish as leverage to finance their roster rebuild, in order to finance the transformation of Unai Emery’s team into unexpected contenders at the top of the table.
Strike while the Iron’s hot
soaring high Max Kilman, the captain of Wolves, may pique West Ham United’s attention once more.
Kilman, 26, has long been admired by manager David Moyes. The Hammers had him on their list of possible targets when they had their £105 million Declan Rice windfall in the summer.
Only after Wolves turned down a £30 million bid from Italian champions Napoli did Londoner Kilman agree to a new five-year contract at Molineux in August.
In order to comply with Premier League Profit and Sustainability regulations, Wolves are still subject to stringent financial constraints and do not anticipate selling star center-back Kilman this month.
Kilman joined Wolves from non-league Maidenhead and has appeared in 109 league games.
Toffees ace wants out
Arnaut Danjuma’s season-long loan at Everton is about to come to an end after just five months, much to his frustration.
Danjuma joined the Toffees from Villarreal in the summer, but he has only started three Premier League games.
After Tottenham hijacked the trade at the last minute, Danjuma had previously withdrawn from a switch to Goodison Park around this time last year.
Danjuma’s situation is reportedly being watched by many European clubs, including Lyon of France, according to talkSPORT. However, any transfer away would probably depend on financially constrained Everton finding a suitable replacement.
Eagles snubbed
The League One team has rejected several approaches from Crystal Palace for the much sought-after Ronnie Edwards, the center back for Peterborough.
In addition to teams in Belgium and Germany, Palace is one of five Premier League sides interested in acquiring 20-year-old Edwards, who is thought to be one of the best young defenders in English football.
It was anticipated England Under-20 international Edwards would be sold this month but that will only happen if Peterborough receive an offer matching their valuation, believed to be in around the same figure as the £10m including add-ons Brentford paid for Ivan Toney.
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