Sourav Mahanty has been a sports writer for more than a decade with experience across platforms like Sports Illustrated, FanSided, Athlon Sports, Roundtable and other leading publications. His work has been featured on Bleacher Report and NewsNow as well. Sourav holds a Master's degree in English from Amity University.
One thing that Newcastle United need to add to their squad this summer is experience. Well, how about someone who has played for teams like Chelsea, PSG and AC Milan? Newcastle United have had a tough time attracting top talents to St James’ Park this summer. It is understandable. They do not have any European […]
Newcastle United fans have been left frustrated this summer. It is easy to see why that is the case. The squad has been significantly weakened over the course of the transfer window. The Magpies have failed to hold on to their best players. In fact, the top three might have left within the space of […]
Newcastle United have had a tough time convincing their best players to stay this summer. Bruno Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali have already left for Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur, respectively. This is a club that has no European football on offer. Eddie Howe has left as well. And the strategy seems to […]
The Newcastle United midfield has been significantly weakened this summer. The Magpies have sanctioned the departures of both Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes. With no Champions League football, keeping the club’s best players was always going to be a challenge. Even then, it feels like Newcastle United have lost too much quality and not brought […]
You can never read too much into pre-season results. That being said, it is hard not to be a little worried after Newcastle United’s defeats. The latest of them came at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen. Matthias Jaissle’s side lost 2-1. With the Premier League season just around the corner, these are not positive signs. […]
The Newcastle United story this summer has been full of exits and heartbreaks. The Magpies have seen three of their best players leave within the space of months. Bruno Guimaraes joined Arsenal. Sandro Tonali moved to Tottenham Hotspur. And Anthony Gordon will don the FC Barcelona jersey from next season. The exits have not been […]
Newcastle United’s summer transfer window has been filled with big-name exits and failure to get their top targets. But finally, there seems to be some room for positivity. Matthias Jaissle has arrived as the new manager and it looks like the club are set to reunite him with a familiar face in the form of […]
Newcastle United need to add to their forward ranks before the summer transfer window comes to a close. Let us not forget how badly the Magpies’ strikers struggled in front of goal last season, following the departure of Alexander Isak to Liverpool. Nick Woltemade failed to justify the transfer fee Newcastle United had paid to […]
Newcastle United have seen two of their proposed signings hijacked this summer already. And now, there will be fears about it happening again, as it has emerged that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in one of the players the Magpies are actively trying to sign. The first time around, it had looked like they had a […]
Newcastle United need to make some positive moves over the final weeks of the summer transfer window. Right now, it is quite clear that this team is not good enough to be competing with the very best in the Premier League. They finished 12th last season. On top of that, they have lost arguably their […]
Throughout the summer, we have seen Newcastle United struggle to complete deals for players, even when they are clearly interested. Victor Munoz ended up moving to Liverpool. Johan Manzambi picked a move to Aston Villa even though the Magpies had agreed a deal with SC Freiburg. More recently, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg turned down a move to […]
It had looked like Newcastle United were out of the race to sign Joao Palhinha. Reports had emerged suggesting that the midfielder had already agreed personal terms with Aston Villa and was pushing for a move to the Birmingham club. Of course, it is not the first time this summer that Newcastle United had failed […]
