Key player injured, loan deal lined up & £5.5m bid reported – NUFC news round-up
by Olly Hawkins ·
A round-up of today’s NUFC news and gossip:
- Matt Ritchie is now a major doubt for our first game of the 2019/20 Premier League season after suffering a hamstring injury last night - Full story here.
- Newcastle are interested in versatile Man Utd defender Axel Tuanzebe according to the Daily Mail – but they claim a deal hinges on Harry Maguire’s move to Old Trafford - Full story here.
- Following last night’s convincing 3-1 win at Hibernian, Steve Bruce addressed speculation surrounding Dubravka, Clark, Saint-Maximin and James Tavernier - Read his comments here.
- According to Nice-Matin, both Newcastle AND Watford are showing ‘serious’ interest in Ligue 1 winger Allan Saint-Maximin - Full story here.
- Sky Sports have confirmed that we are interested in Swedish international Emil Krafth - claiming we've made a £5.5m bid for the right-back - Full story here
- NUFC reporters have been full of praise for Joelinton following our 3-1 win over Hibernian last night – praising his well taken goal AND his all round performance - Red their exciting comments here.
- The Chronicle’s Mark Douglas has given a pretty concerning transfer update after being quizzed by fans on Twitter, saying deals may go down 'to the wire' with no deals currently imminent - Full story here.
- Jose Mourinho has paid an emotional tribute to Sir Bobby Robson on Sky Sports, with today marking the 10th anniversary of his death - Watch the clip here.
- According to the Chronicle, Arsenal have shown ‘solid interest’ in Newcastle United goalkeeper Freddie Woodman - Full story here.
- In an astonishing rant live on talkSPORT, a Newcastle fan has called Rafa Benitez a ‘fraud’ – claiming he just said what supporters wanted to hear and ended up ‘poisoning’ the club - Listen to it here.
- And finally, watch all the goals from last night's 3-1 win over Hibernian, with Joelinton, Longstaff and Lascelles all getting on the scoresheet - See highlights here.
