This has been a big priority for Dan Ashworth and will hopefully prove to be hugely successful in years to come as some of these exciting talents transition into the first team.
It’s great to see the club finally being proactive when it comes to attracting players to the academy, rather than losing every promising youngster to other clubs
This comes from academy insider the Secret Scout and follows the recent signings of Michael Mills and Sam Alabi, who were also new additions to our youth teams.
It’s another sign that we are placing a heavy focus on youth development by attracting some of the best young stars from across the country
According to a new report, Newcastle have secured the signing of 16-year-old Kacey Wooster from Southend, beating Arsenal and Tottenham to a deal for the striker.
First footage from Newcastle United‘s upcoming Amazon documentary series paints the picture of a club in a hurry.
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Cameras stationed in the dressing room capture a furious pre-match Eddie Howe team talk in which he invokes Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag‘s withering criticism of their supposed time wasting to rally his players.
“They want a quick game let’s f***ing give it to ‘em. Let’s blow them away with our running. Be intense in every action we do,” he says.
Later on CEO Darren Eales reveals that Champions League qualification will add £45m to the club’s bottom line while club chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, one of the men driving the controversial Saudi takeover of golf and summer of spending in football, says the club’s ambition is simple: “To be number one”.
Howe, you suspect, will not be watching when the first episode drops on 11 August, a day before the new season starts
An intense manager at the best of times, he has little time for basking in previous achievements, and friends say he expects next season to be an even greater challenge than turning Newcastle from relegation fodder into Champions League contenders.
Adding Sandro Tonali and Harvey Barnes means Newcastle have fulfilled their pre-season hope of making two “elite signings”. But what happens next in the market will likely define how ambitious the club can be next term
They remain active and it was notable that the recruitment brains trust of Howe, his brother Andy (who is head of scouting), director of football Dan Ashworth and Eales have all been in the US over the past week as the club compete in the Premier League‘s summer series.
The hope is another new arrival – most likely to strengthen the defensive department – can be secured before their season opener and the imminent £30m sale of Allan Saint-Maximin to PIF-owned Al Ahli should open things up a bit.
But there is still some caution about the breadth of strengthening they can do and the loan market, which should become more active in the last fortnight of the window, is viewed as a realistic option.
Securing a deal with an in-built obligation or option to buy, sources suggest, can help them vault the Financial Fair Play hurdles that limit their spending.
i understands that Newcastle remain in dialogue with Southampton over right-back target Tino Livramento but there is still around a £10m divergence in valuation.
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