Eddie Howe gives green light for Newcastle to sell £40m fan favourite

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Newcastle United are willing to sell Allan Saint-Maximin before the end of the transfer window. 

The Tyneside club value the winger around the £40m mark and Eddie Howe is said to have given the green light to the club’s hierarchy to let the 25-year-old go if the club can land one of their top attacking targets, reports Football Insider.

Saint-Maximin’s lack of end product is said to be an issue for the manager with the Frenchman’s last goal in any competition for the Magpies coming on the 15th of January in a 1-1 draw with Watford.

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Saint-Maximin scored five goals and assisted a further five last season across 37 games in all competitions. Overall, the 25-year-old has contributed 12 goals and 16 assists in 94 appearances for Newcastle, which should be much higher considering the player’s attributes.

The winger is a favourite amongst the St. James’ Park faithful, not only due to his sense of humour off the pitch but his speed and dribbling get people off their seats but even they will agree that his numbers should be better.

According to Football Insider, Newcastle are still in the market for one, possibly two, forwards; having failed to recruit one all summer.

Should the Magpies start making moves for that area of the pitch, Saint-Maximin is likely to be shifted from the squad, as Howe continues to shape his team.

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8 Comments

  1. Yes let him go he isn’t good enough for our new look team, misses the goal even with only the keeper to beat, shoots wide, all the time much rather have Paqueta

    1. Sorry to dis agree football is entertainment
      Players need to use the space he gives them.

      He could do more and I believe that’s the managers job/ fault

  2. Paqueta is the man to fill his shoes he gets no better and should go with Almiron as well
    We need new blood and they are not my choice There are others I could also mention and hopefully they will go next window

  3. I totally get his end product isn’t good enough. And he loses the ball all the time.

    But right now with him in the squad they need a winger and a forward. If they sell him to generate funds, it won’t really work as they’ll then need TWO wingers, and the players they’ve been looking at will cost just as much if not more to replace. We might be able to improve the position, but it won’t help towards the needs they have already.

  4. great foot skills and ability to go around a number of players, but unfortunately has very little skill to finish with a positive move, or desire to pass the ball before trying to take one player too many, too susceptable to ending up on his backside and taking too long to get up and back into the game. Add to this his option to go down (or fake) far too easily. We need players with a higher end product.

  5. Paqueta should be the next attacking machine to fill St. Maxima place . He can run right and left side of the field causing more trouble for defenders

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