Alexander Isak - now a Newcastle player

‘Have to question their strategy. They started the window chasing Ektike, then it was Joao Pedro and now they have soent huge money on Izak. It’s like they are just throwing names at a wall. Who is making decisions up there?’

I believe that’s how it goes.
 
Rozay said:
‘Have to question their strategy. They started the window chasing Ektike, then it was Joao Pedro and now they have soent huge money on Izak. It’s like they are just throwing names at a wall. Who is making decisions up there?’

I believe that’s how it goes.
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No, they always were going to spend big just didn’t want to make it blindly obvious of sports washing.
 
Kush said:


Local source for the club, and Matt Moretto also confirming it

So, is this the start of Newcastle spending spree? To think many were thinking they would take it slow...
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Player that is worth quarter of that. Wow. Sociedad did some great work there.
 
Rozay said:
‘Have to question their strategy. They started the window chasing Ektike, then it was Joao Pedro and now they have soent huge money on Izak. It’s like they are just throwing names at a wall. Who is making decisions up there?’

I believe that’s how it goes.
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Haha true but then that doesn’t sell with Newcastle.
 
Deery said:
No, they always were going to spend big just didn’t want to make it blindly obvious of sports washing.
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My point was that this would be the narrative with a United (Manchester) signing.
 
Rozay said:
My point was that this would be the narrative with a United (Manchester) signing.
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Probably would but when you are that rich who cares right, will be seen as a coup for the plucky underdog.
 
70M for a guy who has yet to score 20 goals In a season.

Modern football has gone full FIFA with these absurd fees.
 
This is a good time to remind everyone Newcastle are over 10x richer that City, 10x. Blows my mind that or pisses me off not really sure.
 
MarylandMUFan said:
Is FFP the reason they have not just gone all in on the transfer market?
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Yup, plan probably is to finish in the Europa places, manufacture some self sponsored sponsorship deals, increase revenue then drop 100 mil on Saka.
 
MarylandMUFan said:
Is FFP the reason they have not just gone all in on the transfer market?
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By most accounts we had ~ 200m in spending room after 20-21 under FFP due to Ashley's tight grip on finances (cheers mike) but didn't look like going all in anytime soon.

 
the_box said:
By most accounts we had ~ 200m in spending room after 20-21 under FFP due to Ashley's tight grip on finances (cheers mike) but didn't look like going all in anytime soon.

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You must have brought in 7/8 players since then, still spending rightly.
 
So in historic oil-club terms, is he the equivalent of Man City signing Jo or Adebayor? Certainly doesn't feel like their Aguero moment yet!
 
He’s really, really good. If he lives up to his potential, this will be seen as a bargain.

Newcastle are coming… cue Jaws music.
 
Deery said:
You must have brought in 7/8 players since then, still spending rightly.
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An interesting thing is if Isak signs we'll still have spent around 120m this summer which is still a crazy amount but we'd be 5th in net spend after chelsea, Man Utd, forest(!) and wham according to transfermarkt. We'd be 8th or 9th I think on gross spend but the likes of city and arsenal can recoup some money because they have actual players to sell whereas our castoffs are mostly shite.
 
the_box said:
An interesting thing is if Isak signs we'll still have spent around 120m this summer which is still a crazy amount but we'd be 5th in net spend after chelsea, Man Utd, forest(!) and wham according to transfermarkt. We'd be 8th or 9th I think on gross spend but the likes of city and arsenal can recoup some money because they have actual players to sell whereas our castoffs are mostly shite.
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Players see the big contract in the future you see no hesitation of signing on.
 
Think he will fit in their style of playing however he’s a bit weak physically imo. If he can improve his finishing he will be a good signing.
 
Isak, ASM, Trippier, Botman, Bruno Guimaraes, Pope is a good starting point. Defenders, a winger and a creative midfielder next. This season will be too soon but another window or 2 and Newcastle could be there :nervous:
 
Deery said:
This is a good time to remind everyone Newcastle are over 10x richer that City, 10x. Blows my mind that or pisses me off not really sure.
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And this is a good time to remind everyone that they could be 100000x richer, I’d still prefer the glazers (who i despise). No amount of silverware is worth selling the clubs soul for.
 
Alonzo said:
And this is a good time to remind everyone that they could be 100000x richer, I’d still prefer the glazers (who i despise). No amount of silverware is worth selling the clubs soul for.
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I tend to agree, my good friend, I tend to agree.
 
I look at the Casemiro fee and think, that’s a lot of money. Then I see deals like this and I think, is it though?
 
I can't believe Newcastle spent €70m on him ... He is a decentish player but is very lightweight. He's fast but is very one-footed. He is uncomfortable switching to the wings and will essentially play in the center. Not known to be a particularly great finisher (like Haaland) either. He can drop deep and is a competent enough passer, but is not known for any creativity. This is a great deal for Real Sociedad but one which could go either way for Newcastle. Now if they could only spend a similar amount on Asensio.
 
SirReginald said:
Ooof are we now judging signs using a Gordometer? Haha.

In all seriousness a much better signing than fecking Chris Wood.
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I expected more from fecking Wood. He’s been rather limp and ineffective for them, and doesn’t help them penetrate defences.

Ok I’ll stop.
 
Greyfog said:
Yup, plan probably is to finish in the Europa places, manufacture some self sponsored sponsorship deals, increase revenue then drop 100 mil on Saka.
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Why can't they just do what Chelsea did? Get a loan from your owner and then have it written off. Chelsea got 1.5 billion written off.
 
ilrm said:
I can't believe Newcastle spent €70m on him ... He is a decentish player but is very lightweight. He's fast but is very one-footed. He is uncomfortable switching to the wings and will essentially play in the center. Not known to be a particularly great finisher (like Haaland) either. He can drop deep and is a competent enough passer, but is not known for any creativity. This is a great deal for Real Sociedad but one which could go either way for Newcastle. Now if they could only spend a similar amount on Asensio.
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If I were Real Sociedad I would sign Umar Sadiq, he would cost about €30M.
 
58 million isn't that bad really, they've overpaid but not massively so. Be interesting to see if he lives up to his previous hype.
 
Niemans said:
If I were Real Sociedad I would sign Umar Sadiq, he would cost about €30M.
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Now here is a proper signing by a team with a good scouting system. He is actually built for the PL ... strong, fast, runs all day long, not a poor finisher and in the game against Madrid, was comfortable running wide & center.
 
Financial Doping at its finest. Isak is a good player but 70 million is just crazy. 20-25 is his Real value.
It worries me how the Premier League teams are allowed to skip financial fair play. Real Betis, a team with a huge social mass and a long history, aren't allowed to get Bellerin on loan because the FFP says so. But any random Premier League team can pay 70 million for a good/average player.
 
He didn't even look a 10m player at Dortmund. Was only a matter of time before someone won the Saudi lottery, I suppose.
 
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