Newcastle made a number of signings over the summer transfer window, one of which being Allan Saint-Maximin from Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.
Two months later and Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere has aimed a sly dig at Newcastle, claiming that his club should not be selling to teams like Newcastle.
Twitter: OGC Nice President Rivère fires shot at The Magpies: “Our aim is to bring in talented youngsters, grow them, improv… https://t.co/37448czEU4 (@GFFN)
These Newcastle fans reacted to his comments…
Cheeky…
Twitter: @GFFN Look forward to seeing him in the black and white stripes next season ? (@jonathanesland)
Always…
Twitter: @GFFN Your players will always run to England ? https://t.co/z7XgHWrdAw (@nufcBiH)
Desperation?
Twitter: @nufcBiH @GFFN Move of desperation. (@GrizzyKing)
On strings…
Twitter: @GFFN ahahahahah @asaintmaximin has these lads on strings lmao (@shxIvey)
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You can see where Rivere is coming from, in fairness, as he does not want to see the best players from his club move to teams who are not in the elite bracket of football. Newcastle are a bottom-half Premier League side and are able to sign Nice’s top stars, but that is unlikely to change any time soon.
The Premier League is the most-watched league in football, with a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion – due to the number of television deals across the globe. With this comes a desire for players to play in the Premier League and all that comes along with it.
