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Journalism graduate & football writer. Editor for Newcastle360.
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Newcastle United’s surprise breakout star Kevin Mbabu has revealed that he came close to leaving St James’ Park this summer. Following a successful trial, Mbabu joined the Magpies from Swiss club Servette for an undisclosed fee in January, 2013, but the inexperienced youngster failed to make a competitive senior appearance during his first two years […]
Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren has revealed that he and his backroom staff are actively encouraging club captain Fabricio Coloccini to become more vocal on the field. A perpetual weakness of Coloccini’s spell as United captain has been the former Deportivo man’s reluctance to verbally lead his black and white teammates during games – a […]
Wolverhampton Wanderers are keen to extend Mike Williamson’s loan spell after the defender’s impressive run of form for the Championship side. Williamson moved to Molineux on a one-month loan deal from Newcastle at the end of October, and the 32-year-old’s arrival has sparked a significant improvement in Wanderers’ defensive fortunes. Wolves have conceded just one […]
Newcastle United are eager to sign a striker in the January transfer window and Bleacher Report insider Dean Jones claims that West Brom forward Saido Berahino is the Magpies’ number one target. Berahino caught the eye by netting an impressive 20 goals in all competitions for The Baggies last season – and the ambitious young Englishman has […]
It’s customary for Newcastle United to be linked with former striker Andy Carroll in the build-up to every transfer window – and there’s no exception this time around. The Mirror report that Steve McClaren is eager to bring the 6ft 4in Geordie back to his native Tyneside in January to lead the Magpies’ charge up […]
Football is a strange old game. Newcastle dominated possession, played the better football and registered a combined total of 36 shots on goal in their previous two Premier League games against Sunderland and Stoke but a mixture of rotten luck, poor refereeing and wasteful finishing meant that the Magpies agonisingly failed to gain their just […]
Hatem Ben Arfa’s remarkable turnaround in form came full-circle this week when the mercurial forward gained an unlikely recall to Didier Deschamps’ French squad for Les Bleus’ upcoming friendlies with Germany and England. Ben Arfa’s four-and-a-half year roller coaster ride with Newcastle came to an unsavoury conclusion in January, 2015, when the capricious Frenchman had […]
Newcastle United head coach Steve McClaren and his assistant Paul Simpson have talked up the importance of Saturday’s crucial game against fellow strugglers AFC Bournemouth. A win against Eddie Howe’s men would see Newcastle climb out of the bottom three by leapfrogging the 17th placed Cherries and McClaren knows that the Magpies must capitalise on […]
Newcastle United are one of a number of Premier League sides interested in signing sought-after Croatian goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic. TEAMtalk report that the Magpies have joined Aston Villa in the race to sign the highly rated 25-year-old stopper this January, as Steve McClaren aims to address United’s troublesome goalkeeping plight. The towering 6ft 7in keeper […]
Newcastle United are reportedly lining up a January move for exciting Ajax star Anwar El Ghazi, as head coach Steve McClaren looks to add to the Magpies’ growing Dutch contingent. Newcastle’s poor early season form means that they find themselves lingering at the foot of the Premier League table and McClaren is acutely aware of […]
The South London Press report that Newcastle have identified Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni as the man to solve their goalkeeping crisis, however, the Magpies face an uphill battle to land the Argentine. With Tim Krul and Karl Darlow already on the treatment table, a thigh injury to United’s third-choice goalkeeper Rob Elliot during Saturday’s […]
Remy Cabella’s loan move to Olympique de Marseille is to become permanent after the French forward made his twelfth appearance for the Ligue 1 club, triggering a contractual obligation. The Frenchman’s switch to the Stade Velodrome included conditions mirroring those involved in Davide Santon’s January move to Inter Milan and the triggering of a permanent […]