Newcastle United transfer update as PSR deadline looms

Shields Gazette

Joe Buck brings you all the latest Newcastle United transfer news as the deadline for the club to sell players in order to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules closes in.

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00:00So, the transfer window is in full swing. It's only been open just over two weeks but

00:06the last few days, especially in Newcastle United, has been pretty ridiculous in terms

00:09of transfer movements, particularly on the outgoing. Obviously, we all know they've signed

00:13Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth. That's been confirmed. Lewis Hall, he will join on a permanent

00:19deal next month. That's good to go. But in terms of outgoings, it's been mad the last

00:26few days. Newcastle United, of course, have that. The PSR concerns, they have to sell

00:29before June 30th to avoid risking a points deduction. The club have known that for a

00:35while. They're not the only one in that boat. There's Nottingham Forest, Newly Brought,

00:40Leicester are in a similar situation, Aston Villa and Everton. So, they're not unique

00:45in that situation. But I think the thing that makes Newcastle unique amongst all those other

00:49clubs, maybe not Aston Villa in this case, but they have got some very big prize assets

00:53that if they sold, they wouldn't have any problems certainly this year, maybe not next

00:57year. You've got Alexander Isaks, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon. They're the three that

01:02would bring in big money and solve all these issues. Of course, Newcastle are reluctant

01:06to sell and I think those three players, at one time or another, have claimed that they're

01:12happy at Newcastle. Isaks said that at the end of the season and then re-raided it in

01:17national duty. Bruno, we all know how happy he is at Newcastle. Anthony Gordon obviously

01:21just joined. He's very settled with Eddie Howe after a brilliant season. But of course,

01:27the need to sell players aren't going to stop these rumours and unfortunately, they're

01:30always going to be about the next deal. So, until the PSR situation sorts itself out.

01:37How Newcastle deal with that? I think no-one really knows, bar the club themselves. If

01:41they know at this stage, there's been lots of reports that Jankuba Minter, he could be

01:45one that he's never kicked a ball for Newcastle, he could be sold. You've got Elliot Anderson,

01:49someone who's rose through the academy. He'll be pure profit on their financial records.

01:54He could be sold again. So, it's going to be a whirlwind deal. They've got no-one else

02:02to blame for getting themselves in a situation. Realistically, they knew this was coming and

02:06they have to deal with it. There are a number of other clubs in the same situation. But

02:13is it a silly rule from the Premier League? Maybe you can argue for and against and this

02:16will be something that dominates forever. But the one thing is Newcastle United are

02:20very close to risking a points deduction unless they can sort something out. How that

02:25does get sorted out? Again, this is the theme of this debate, no-one really knows. Anthony

02:29Gordon at Liverpool would sort it out but that would be a really, really bad move, optic-wise

02:35for Newcastle and on the field. Anthony Gordon was brilliant last year and you think he'd

02:39only get better, especially with some international experience at Euro 2024 behind him. So, losing

02:45him would be a big blow. So, you think, can they offload some of their squad players,

02:49fringe players, you know, talk of Callum Wilson, Miguel Almiron. But again, if there's

02:53no buyers in for them, unfortunately, there's no way you can sell. And then again, you look

02:57to the top end and think, well, there are buyers for your Gordons, Isaks and your Guimarases

03:01but you don't want to lose them. So, it's going to be a horrendous situation for Newcastle

03:05fans over the next, not just the next couple of days, but the next few weeks. And so, obviously

03:10it'll be exciting, hopefully, when the transfer market gets into full swing and once June

03:1330th passes and once the European and South American tournaments sort of end, that's when

03:17player teams will really start buying and selling. And hopefully Newcastle will strengthen,

03:22you know, there is money to spend with Champions League money and Adidas sponsorship and all

03:26that to come. But unfortunately, for the next few days, weeks, it's all about selling. They

03:30have to hold on to some of their best players. And yeah, it's a real awkward situation to

03:36find themselves in. They're not alone. But for now, Newcastle United really do have to

03:41sell and unfortunately, that's until the rules are changed, whether for better or for worse,

03:45until, you know, football stops sort of harming ambition, because that's what they're doing

03:52essentially, especially Newcastle and Villa have been in a situation where their owners

03:55are willing to invest and have got the money to invest. But unfortunately, they can't right

03:57now because of these rules. Until that's sorted out, this situation is going to crop up, maybe

04:01not this year, it's already cropped up again next year, possibly in the year after, in

04:05the year after. So, a solution may be found. But right now, Newcastle United really have

04:09to come up with a creative solution. And the time's ticking, they've got very little time,

04:13you know, they've got till end of play Sunday really to sort something out. And we're risking

04:18a points deduction now, that opens a whole new window to actually use this points deduction,

04:22potentially worth, you know, do you keep your three big players and think, right, we'll

04:26take a points deduction where Everton and Forrest, as much as they did get points deduction

04:30last year, they didn't end up going down. So it didn't, you know, it harmed them off

04:34of course, because they got less points. But at the end of the day, it didn't harm them

04:36as in terms of permanent survival. Do Newcastle look at that and think, well, actually, if

04:40we can make up four or five, whatever points it's going to be, it might even be more now,

04:44you know, is that something worthwhile taking on? It's going to be, yeah, it's not a situation

04:49any club wants to be involved in, not a situation fans, supporters, players or anything want

04:53to be involved in. But the reality is, that is the situation Newcastle are in right now

04:57and it'll be an interesting next few hours, days and weeks to see how they come up with

05:00it, with a solution. Of course, the best way you can stay up to date with all of that is

05:04with the Shields Gazette.

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