The Magpies have already said goodbye to Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh this summer, with Eddie Howe disappointed to see both players leave. The latter has already made an impression away from Newcastle, with Minteh scoring on his first Brighton appearance.
Their departures were hard to take, as they were enforced due to Newcastle’s PSR situation. The Magpies desperately needed to raise some cash, otherwise a points deduction was coming their way. PIF did not want a points deduction, which meant Newcastle had to sell two of their brightest stars.
The biggest player who is on course to leave Newcastle United is Kieran Trippier. The 33-year-old is in the final year of his Toon contract, and it has been reported that Newcastle are now much keener to sell Trippier.
That is in contrast to January, when Bayern Munich tried to snap up the £12million defender.
Toon officials turned down all of Bayern’s advances, but they will no longer stand in Trippier’s way as he ponders his next move.
That is the view of HITC Football insider Graeme Bailey, who has spoke to Geordie Boot Boys about Trippier’s Newcastle United future.
“Newcastle are not going to stand in Trippier’s way,” he said.
“He is weighing up his options. Galatasaray have shown an interest, while Bayern Munich are still very keen.
Newcastle United often go back in for targets they failed to sign in previous transfer windows, but that is not happening on this occasion.
Since the change of ownership, the Magpies have not been afraid to revisit transfer targets. Newcastle United bided their time and waited to sign Sven Botman and Anthony Gordon, and those decisions have paid off.
However, it has been a different story for Emile Smith Rowe of Arsenal.
He was linked with joining Eddie Howe’s side in January, with Newcastle interested in loaning Smith Rowe at the start of the year.
In the end, Arsenal opted against letting Smith Rowe leave, thus ending Newcastle’s pursuit of a player who has been described as ‘special‘ by Jamie Carragher.
The 23-year-old felt like a player who the Magpies could revisit in the summer, but there has been no talk of fresh interest in Joe Willock’s former teammate.
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