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Even if you qualify for the Champions League, you won t help Newcastle

Their leading stars are leaving the team, but the transfer transactions are in a row.

Newcastle United has been struggling in this transfer window this summer. Last season, the team won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League. On paper, this is a great publicity for the club. That should make signing top players much easier, right?

Newcastle missed Cunya, Drapp, Ekitic and others, lost to opponents and fiscal restrictions

Newcastle did a pretty good job in other aspects. Key players stayed at the team, they signed Ellanda to strengthen the wing and strengthened the goalkeeper position by loaning Ramsdale. But even here, the story is not perfect: the club originally planned to buy Trafford from Burnley, but Manchester City broke out halfway and signed him first. The word "intercepting the hu" is probably the most familiar and gritty word for Newcastle fans this summer.

Newcastle has been chasing a top striker since early summer. Considering the cruel intensity of domestic competitions and the European war mission, this goal is completely reasonable and becomes absolutely necessary. Wilson left the team freely, with only Isaac and Osula remaining on the front line. However, the Danish forward (Osula) is not seen as a true contender for Isaac. And Isaac himself...I will talk about this later.

For two months, the club has pursued several forwards. They started with Joao Pedro, but Chelsea bid higher and signed him for €63 million. The attempt to sign Mbemo, Cunya and Delapp also failed. Newcastle missed four key goals in total. The first two (Mbemo, Cunha) even chose to join Manchester United, who is not qualified for the European War and in poor condition.

Liverpool broke out halfway, and Isaac "has been in Cao's camp and his heart is in Han"

Then things became really interesting. Newcastle chases Ekitic of Frankfurt and they offer an offer of 80 million euros. The German club demands at least €90 million, but England is still trying to keep prices down.

At the same time, Liverpool made a comeback and spent money. Insiders initially agreed that the defending champion (Liverpool) was targeting Isaac. Newcastle sent a clear signal through the media: they will not let their star players go. Does this scare Liverpool away? Of course not. First, Liverpool contacted Frankfurt to meet their asking price of 90 million euros for Ekitic. Another Newcastle transfer goal is gone like this.

Insiders have warned that signing Ekitic will not affect Liverpool's willingness to buy Isaac. Liverpool made a quotation of 130 million euros, but Newcastle pushed back and asked for 170 million euros. It is not even certain whether they agree to the price to let others go. Isaac publicly asked the club to let him go and he was once recovered from his injury at Real Sociedad's training base, which was not a good sign. Head coach Eddie Howe also tactfully confirmed his dissatisfaction with Isaac's behavior.

Eddie Howe said: "You have to win the qualification to train with us. We are Newcastle, and the players have to be part of the team and the roster, and they have to behave properly, which is important. We make sure that every player wins the right to train with the team. No player can expect to train with the team normally in misbehavior."

After that, news came out that Isaac had been completely ruled out of first-team training due to the transfer farce. The Swedish international is not in the lineup, Liverpool is waiting, while Newcastle can only wait and see, and is likely to be waiting for the transfer to complete.

The main reason why Newcastle rejected Liverpool was the lack of a suitable replacement for Isaac. It is said that the club is willing to negotiate Isaac's departure, but only if a replacement is found first. So Newcastle turned to a new goal, Seschko of RB Leipzig. Guess what happened next?

They offer 90 million euros for the 22-year-old Slovenian striker. Leipzig accepted the offer, but only Seschko's signature was left. Then, Manchester United, who was also interested, suddenly appeared. Sheshko himself prefers Manchester clubs! The transfer has been officially announced and confirmed.

According to TalkSPORT, the Newcastle team has not given up and they have begun to contact the agents of Aston Villa's Watkins and Leipzig's Oppenda.

There are also rumors that it may introduce Jackson of Chelsea and Goncalo Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain. What kind of attempt do you think Newcastle will have to finally sign a new striker?

Why is Newcastle so unlucky?

First, Newcastle is under close surveillance in the Premier League. The league monitors club revenue and imposes expenditure restrictions. Although the club is owned by wealthy Saudi chiefs who want to spend a lot of money, they do not recklessly throw huge contracts to the players, but instead think carefully about the cost of each new signing. Newcastle could have easily met Frankfurt's €90 million asking price for Ekitic, but England's FFP rules prevented them from committing their full effort.

Secondly, the club has undergone many structural changes. Athletic director Paul Mitchell, who had conflict with head coach Howe, left the club. His successor has not been appointed and Mitchell's departure announcement was not announced until the end of May. Earlier, CEO Amanda Staveli also left office, and director Darren Eals will also take a leave soon. Due to this personnel change and chaos, Howe has almost become the main person in charge of Newcastle's transfer affairs, which is certainly not appropriate.

Of course, management is not doing anything in the world and is trying to find a replacement for the resigned executives as soon as possible. Nottingham Forest's Ross Wilson is said to be about to take over as sporting director (this makes Ellanda's transfer look more interesting, right?), but this will not be completed until mid-August, by which time Newcastle will have already begun the Premier League season, with little time left to close the transfer window.

Therefore, for now, neither the Chief's funds nor the Champions League qualification can help Newcastle. Potential new players are more willing to go to their competitors, the club's backbone demands a transfer, while the opening day of the Premier League and the Champions League is approaching. If things don't change, the club will soon be struggling on the court.