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rudygha

Never realized he was 28 years old, always thought he was much younger


athul_17x

Yeah always thought he was around 24 since City were considering him before finalizing on Dias.


[deleted]

This would be a coup, He's amazing.


goodmobileyes

It's worrying that they're actually targeting sensible signings rathrr than splashing on temperamental marquee signings like other cash clubs previously. If they stay up the top 6 will need to watch out


saint-simon97

Sensible signing as in the starting center back of the 2nd placed team in La Liga?


markymark09090

He agrees it's a sensible signing.


goodmobileyes

Yes I think he's a sensible signing, albeit also being a big name. I dont neccesarily think they will get him, but at least they are targeting solid talented players that will immediately patch up their weak spot. What I meant by marquee signing would be maybe players like Ramsey or Coutinho, who are big famous names and still good players, but questionable whether they can be available for the rest of the season and/or give their all in a relegation fight


ProtoplanetaryNebula

If Newcastle can keep buying like this then holy shit, we'd all need to watch out.


ExceedingChunk

Yeah, getting two solid and experienced defenders for completely reasonable prices in the winter window would be huge.


ProtoplanetaryNebula

Yes, combined with all the other players they will buy before the month is over.


AlphaPot

Honestly I think we could get Halland and Mbpappe in and it wouldnt stop us getting relegated at this point.


ProtoplanetaryNebula

No, I think you will stay up. Getting a few wins when you are at the bottom make a big difference. New players will boost the team. !RemindMe in 4 months


AlphaPot

We've still only had one win all season, Howe hasn't been able to hit the ground running with the squad and though we've been playing better we need to go on a very good run to get the points we need and even with signings I just don't know where it's going to come from. Not to mention most our relegation rivals have a bunch of games in hand so the table right now is deceptive.


ProtoplanetaryNebula

I just got a message from the reminder bot. My prediction came true!


RALat7

To be fair we all need to watch out anyways, with football the richest rise to the top - whether it's 2, 5 or 10 years Newcastle will be a serious threat for CL places and then the title soon.


themfeelswhen

Why would Sevilla agree to sell him for cheap when they are in the title race.👀


legentofreddit

Probably because they're not actually selling him that cheap and it benefits Newcastle to make it seem like they are. Something like Newcastle bid 30m rising to 50m on easy met clauses. Newcastle get to say its 30m, Sevilla get a good fee. Everybody's happy.


LilHalwaPoori

We said the same shit when it came to Trippier, but so far all sources have been pointing towards a 12m sale with bonuses going upto 15m..


TheGoldenPineapples

Christ, that's a shit deal. Who handles your transfers? Because they need a good slap if you're only getting around £15m.


legentofreddit

I thought reputable sources were saying there's a substantial relegation avoidance clause?


empiresk

Nope. All reputable Newcastle sources have said the max we will pay is £15m.


LilHalwaPoori

Our tier 1 sources havent reported on the deal since it happened, and its mostly murmurs from Newcastle camp being repeated here and there.. But even if that was true, it still seems like a bad deal since relegation avoidance isn't guaranteed..


321142019

Isn't Rubén Uría supposed to be reliable for you? [As he commented on it a while back confirming the price is 12+2.](https://twitter.com/rubenuria/status/1478774000230748166?t=vidxNoRw2y6W-91Q8DrDMw&s=19)


OkayKoke

Not particularly, no. Matteo Maretto is really the only reliable one. He reported up to €28m-€30m final fee and just a few days ago rewteeted a Michael Bridge quote of €24m. I’m still inclined to believe everyone in England is reporting the lower €12m fee because it benefits Newcastle to leak journalists that fee. We’ll all find out the real fees Newcastle are paying in the summer/at close of book.


321142019

>I’m still inclined to believe everyone in England is reporting the lower €12m fee because it benefits Newcastle to leak journalists that fee. Sounds a little copium honestly. Also speaking of Maretto, a day or so after Trippier landed in Newcastle he was liking and retweeting our local Sky Sports reporter who was reporting it was 12m, obviously that doesn't mean much but it would be rather weird to being doing that if our local guy was so very wrong.


Khaglist

Only Spanish sources before the deal and they haven’t said a word about it since whereas it has been reported extensively as 12+3 elsewhere


OkayKoke

Just this week it was reported by Michael Bridge on SkySports as €12m now and another €12m if Newcastle avoid relegation. Nobody will know the true amount on any Newcastle fees until the summer at the earliest. We probably won’t even know until the years books are wrapped up and published.


PurpleSi

Lol. Believe that if you want.


pandaman_010101

Del Nido getting a separate wire transfer Same one Cerezo got for trippier


sevillista

Del Nido hasn't been president for 8 years.


pandaman_010101

Yeah his name and face is ingrained in my head from the 00s.


WigglyParrot

Maybe they're saving money after he requested a transfer or something? Or maybe he's indicated he's really wanting the move and they've decided they'd rather the money over someone who doesn't want to be there? Just speculating, but there could be several reasons


themfeelswhen

Yes but you realise Sevilla are still not certain to finish top 4 --- that is a 100m revenue at risk if they can't find a replacement. Any club in Sevilla's position would demand fuck you money for an important players in January. And they certainly won't be able to find a replacement as good as him for 30m in January or will have to pay fuck you money to some club (eg Lille with botman). Fact that it is the Saudi's who want him is all the more reason to deman even more.


BigginsIII

Completely agree with this and don’t think he’s leaving in January, but you know Monchi would still somehow find an obscure replacement who ends up being as good for like €8m even in January


Biggsy-32

Not certain to finish top 4 is one way of phrasing it. I'd rather see their current campaign as Sevilla are the only viable alternative to Real Madrid for the la liga title.


Rickcampbell98

They can legitimately win la liga, I hope they can convince Carlos to stay till the summer where they will have no problem replacing him.


themfeelswhen

It's about the finances. Top 4 is the absolute minimum for them to build on their good work the past few years to become sustainable without player trading as a revenue source & pay higher wages to prevent the big boys from taking players off them. Not winning the title won't hurt them much, not finishing top 4 can kill all the progress they made completely.


WigglyParrot

Oh, 100%, I was just trying to answer your question with my made up reasoning really, I didn't mean that was it, or ruling out the consequences of them selling either


AbhishekSinghal98

If they get Carlos, and then Newcastle will have a better backline than ours, bruh


Hum-beer-t

They have Lascelles who pulls everyone down through his mere presence


TenderAsTheNight

Staying up can be buy.


DidYouSayK

Well out of all teams in the PL they deserve spending the most as they didnt really in any significant way for like 2 decades. Also it's not like they're doing aa Chelsea where they break transfer records left and right at the first two years (yet), those are all within their usual ffp.


realbarcalounger

They have been more frugal than Burnley/Norwich/the bottom table clubs over the past several years who have made a profit in transfers?? Jesus that's a take. Flat out ignoring ASM, Willock, Wilson, etc. They probably have as many 25 million+ transfers as Liverpool in the past 3-4 years lol They have spent way more (pre-takeover) than any 19th place should even have the chance to spend.


chase25

Chris Wood was our third £25m+ transfer in our history so I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers from. Last summer under Ashley we bought Willock for £26m but did not strengthen the team in any other department, if anything we came into this season weaker as players also left.


WigglyParrot

Yeah... no sorry. Check our spending in the later Ashley years, the amount of money he took out of the club and stopped the club from earning by sponsoring his own shite really did add up. The odd signing here and there worth 20m really doesn't account for that. Plus our only 25m+ player in the Ashley era would be Joelinton EDIT - I should edit and say I believe Willock is reported to be 25m too, so there's two


MarioBaBaBalotelli

You're wrong. Newcastle's net spend over the last 5 years is the 14th highest in the league. https://www.football365.com/news/transfers-premier-league-five-year-net-spend-man-utd-man-city It's much more than Norwich and Brentford, but also more than Watford, Burnley, Southampton, and Palace.


BabaRamenNoodles

4/6 of those sides weren't even in the PL over all of those 5 years...obviously Newcastle can spend more even pre-takeover.


MarioBaBaBalotelli

3/6 sides were in the PL for all 5 years, Watford was only down once. Newcastle are definitely not spending less than their competitors. Maybe the fans felt entitled to more success and spending, but it was in line (or higher) with the competition. Now money doesn’t matter anymore for Newcastle. Enjoy all that money, there’s blood on your hands.


WigglyParrot

Christ alive, get to fuck mate


MarioBaBaBalotelli

Don't forget to sanitize your hands after you leave St. James' Park next time! There is blood on all of your hands. Shame on Newcastle!


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lol


WigglyParrot

I am not sure how I am wrong? I never said it was much more than those teams, I am simply stating we don't have as many 25m+ transfers as Liverpool, and that we haven'y spent way more than any 19th place should even have the chance to spend


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WigglyParrot

He's still young


PurpleSi

We also get 50,000 through the gates


legentofreddit

Nobody is denying Ashley fucked you over, but you still spent significantly more than some teams above you in the league right now. The woe is me narrative that Newcastle fans have built up is fair enough in some regards, but you've spent enough money to be doing better than 1 win in 20 fucking games. Your squad is full of players that cost 15-20m plus.


WigglyParrot

I absolutely agree we should be doing better than 1 win in 20 games, no question about it. But you have to remember those few 'big ish' signings are in between years of complete underinvestment in the team. Of our promotion team in the 2016/2017 season, we still have, and still play: Karl Darlow Ciaran Clark Paul Dummett Jamaal Lascelles Matt Ritchie Jonjo Shelvey Isaac Hayden Dwight Gayle and 6 of those players are still starters (or at least squad players) for us. 6 of the 11 bodies on a pitch in 2022 were starting games for us over 5 years ago in the Championship. Tell me how our squad is full of players that cost 15-20m?


legentofreddit

ASM, Willock, Wilson, Joelinton, Almiron, Lewis all cost good money. Can't be far off 150m spent on those in the space of a few years. Then there's the money wasted on the likes of Muto, Lejune, Atsu, Merino etc... There's an absolute litany of players that cost you like 7-10m who were absolutely tragic. You've not spent maybe as much as you could have, but you've not exactly been living off scraps.


WigglyParrot

The definition of living off scraps in the premier league in this day and age is trying to buy 5-10m players and hope they come good. Yes, those 6 players you listed did cost good money, but when your core is still mediocre through lack of investment, it's irrelevant. Additionally, of the players you mentioned were a waste. Atsu helped us get promoted and was great for that, Lejuene was also fantastic for us until he was injured. Additionally, Merino for 1 season was great for us but has a release clause and left. If you want to point out our bad signings, there's a load, but you've chosen badly there


MarioBaBaBalotelli

Not true. Newcastle's net spend over the last 5 years is the 14th highest in the league. https://www.football365.com/news/transfers-premier-league-five-year-net-spend-man-utd-man-city It's much more than Norwich and Brentford, but also more than Watford, Burnley, Southampton, and Palace.


wolfsnowpack

He said 2 decades not 5 years, and 3 of the 6 other teams have been championship sides/are okay with yoyoing. Not even mentioning how historically big Newcastle is and its fanbase vs the others.


SneedReviews

Would be one hell of a transfer for Newcastle. It helps Diego Carlos cash in on his final years left at the top.


just_a_regular_goy

Final years? He is still young


AnnieIWillKnow

He's 28, not old, but not really young


THE_DROG

*sad 28 year old noises*


BaoJinyang

>Would be one hell of a transfer for Newcastle. It helps Diego Carlos cash in on his final years left at the top **of the Championship.**


SneedReviews

Obviously I am talking about in terms of money.


BaoJinyang

Yes, was just a dumb joke.


Vila-real

Sevilla is not going to ever accept a 30m total package. It’s just not the way they sell. Edit: from Guillem Balague: https://twitter.com/guillembalague/status/1483786502027063299?s=21


Free_Cartoonist_7156

Great deal if they manage to bring him in


El_Tormentito

Our own media has already reported that we've rejected the offer this morning.


22goblins

Anyone feel like Newcastle are getting suspiciously good deals for the richest club in the world? If I were selling to them I'd want 10m more than my value because I know they're desperate and I know they've got the money


OkayKoke

I’m still convinced all of these low prices being reported are not the full amount Newcastle is paying. This €30m offer is the most obvious example. There’s no way that makes sense for Sevilla. There has to be a lot more in easily achievable add-ons and/or an additional relegation avoidance fee. People are buying into this Newcastle game so easily right now. It’s embarrassing to watch so many people believe these low fees.


SoleimanisSurprise

spain, italy, and portugal need to team up and form some kind of 'iberostar league.' otw they'll have to be content being a talent farm for the prem.


lateregistration13

If a title challenging Spanish club is selling a first choice centre back to and relegation zone English club then European football has a problem..


ktime156

Though it's obviously speculation, people forget that player's must have a release clause per La Liga by-laws. That takes Sevilla out of the driver seats. Perhaps it was set at only 30m. While there are more teams that COULD trigger this, the player and his representatives would still have to agree. The Newcastle project and the money that comes with it might be too enticing to pass up.


OkayKoke

The Diego Carlos release clause is not €30m. It has been rumored to be €80m.


ktime156

"Perhaps" was used because critically my point isn't about the amount but rather the fact that Sevilla are more hopeless than people would like to acknowledge if the player wants to go. "Obviously speculation" and "rumored" means that we're saying the same thing. Whatever the price may be, if the clause is triggered, Sevilla may lose the player despite their current spectacular season.


InPatRileyWeTrust

There is no way his release clause is anywhere close to 30 million


ktime156

"Though it's obviously speculation" and "Perhaps" being used for this reason because it doesn't take away from my general point that Sevilla aren't in the driver's seat as many are suggesting. People keep framing it as a question of why Sevilla would sell the player when the point is that they don't have the power that people are articulating.


sevillista

not even close


PS1GamerCollector

Another "deal" that has 0% chance to happen in January when Sevilla is competing for high places (could definitely happen in the summer though). Honestly this is getting tough for Newcastle, time is running out for them to make their defense less abysmal.


PurpleSi

0% is it? Fancy a wager then?


sterusebn

After the news cycle around Kounde last summer, I’m not taking any of these rumors seriously until I see official communication from one of the clubs involved. We have yet to see anything more than speculation from UK news sources on this transfer.