A part of football Europe expected that Newcastle would “break the bank” this summer and attack everything that is even worth anything on the market, yet the shopping so far of the officially richest club in the world has come down to three names – Sven Botman with close to 40 million euros, Matt Target for whom they set aside just over 17 million and Nick Pope for ‘only’ 10 million European banknotes.Newcastle entered the summer transfer market with limited funds, and despite three signings, Eddie Howe still did not get the reinforcements he has been insisting on since the beginning of the summer – a striker and a winger. Regardless of the fact that the Arab owners of the club “weigh” almost 600 billion euros, the rules of Financial Fair Play significantly limit their ability to pump money directly into the club coffers, which, with the lack of adequate sponsorship contracts, led Newcastle to perhaps the only logical move – to take a short-term loan from the bank. To bridge the period until the money starts to drip from the rich agreements with numerous sponsors from Saudi Arabia who are waiting for all the legal deadlines to pass so that they can sign the contracts and thus ‘squirt’ in financial injections.##NAJAVA_MECA_6528541##According to the claims of the media from the island, Newcastle took a loan of 170 million euros from the British HSBC bank so that in the last month of the transfer window, they could start bringing in three more players. Along with a striker and a winger, Howe wants to have another quality sweeper at his disposal alongside Botman. The club provided money from television rights and ticket sales as a guarantee for the loan.Despite the importance of the season, which starts in ten days, Howe insists on bringing in young and talented footballers who could grow into proper team pillars and long-term solutions for the club. On the wing, Newcastle are thinking about the young pupil of the Everton school, Anthony Gordon, then Jack Harrison from Leeds, while the biggest name could be Nicolas Pepe from Arsenal, who is not getting enough minutes under Mikel Arteta, far from what was expected for the player they invested 80 million euros in.(🌓) Newcastle United have been offered a host of high-profile forward players in recent weeks, including Timo Werner, Memphis Depay, and Nicolas Pepe. (@GraemeBailey) pic.twitter.com/c29r5m77B3— Talking Highbury ✆ (@TalkingHighbury) July 28, 2022 Newcastle have made initial contact with Everton for Gordon, with the Goodison Park club not yet interested in selling. The Magpies have not submitted an official offer yet, but Sky claim that it is being prepared, although with the statement that there is little chance of anything concrete happening. As for Harrison, Newcastle have no intention of paying the 40 million euros that Leeds are asking for, but are ready to negotiate a possible deal. Leeds have an official offer slightly higher than 22 million euros on the table, which was immediately characterized as insufficient. The potential Pepe deal is only being analyzed at the moment, but it is not excluded that something more serious will happen if the Ivorian shows interest in a transfer to St. James Park.Interestingly, there is not much information about Newcastle’s options for a classic striker. Most of the talk revolves around an interest in Chelsea’s Albanian Armando Broja. The club from the north of England hopes to get Broja on loan with an option or a mandatory buyout, although Thomas Tuchel is not yet in the mood for negotiations as he himself is having problems putting together the team he wants.He hasn’t left a mark in the Premier League yet – maybe he can do it in different colours?Now that the money is in the account, anything could be expected of Newcastle until September 1, when the market officially closes. Let us remind you that almost 180 million euros have been invested in reinforcements since the arrival of the new owners in Newcastle.
