Touted Newcastle Transfer For 11-Cap £100k-p/w Ace is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
With just days until the transfer comes to an end, it still feels like there is work to do for Newcastle United this summer. As well as their long-standing but unresolved interest in Marc Guehi, the club may also look to bring in a new forward.
The likes of Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke have been touted as possible incomings amid Chelsea’s potential exodus of unwanted stars, but the Magpies could instead prioritise the arrival of a new centre-forward.
As such Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be on his way to St James’ Park. GMS sources understand that Eddie Howe is desperately looking to get the Everton strike on board in a bid to boost his side’s chances of challenging for a return to the Champions League.
However, if the club do really have ambitions of becoming a European giant, they may be best served to look elsewhere in the market.
Calvert-Lewin is Certainly no Isak Upgrade
Would be an expensive bench warmer on £100k-p/w
When signing a striker, they tend to fulfil one of two main jobs. Either they come in and lead the line as the main goal threat, or they are acquired to provide depth in case the first-choice striker get injured or simply needs a rest. The problem with Calvert-Lewin is that, for some key reasons, he probably wouldn’t be great at either role.
Let’s start with the simpler idea. Everton supposedly want a fee in the region of £40m to let go of their man who has less than one year left on his £100,000-per-week contract. That’s a big chunk of money, especially for a club with well-known financial issues.
If he was to arrive and sign a contract worth £100k-p/w, he would be the club’s joint-seventh best-paid player. In other words, you’d expect him to start. But the odds are, he wouldn’t. This is because the club have Alexander Isak leading the line – and he is a much better player.
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