00:00 Hello, this is Joe Buck here with all the latest Newcastle United transfer news for
00:05 the Shields Gazette. Now it's been a bit quiet in Newcastle so far, we're about 11 days into
00:09 the January transfer window and so far no incomings or outgoings. It is expected that
00:15 Newcastle will be busier as the window progresses, whether that incoming, whether he's signed
00:20 any players, it's still yet to be known. We know the financial fair play restrictions
00:24 there that they've got to deal with. We've seen links with Calvin Phillips in recent
00:28 times, David here, but they've cooled recently and it's unlikely that Newcastle will do anything,
00:33 probably until the last few days of the window I think. In terms of other incomings, Dominic
00:38 Solange has been linked with a move to Newcastle now. That's one where Newcastle do want to
00:43 strengthen their attacking areas, but whether Solange, as someone who is 26, will probably
00:49 cost near £50 million or certainly at least double what Bournemouth paid for him five
00:55 years ago from Liverpool, that was £19 million. So we're expecting at least £40-50 million.
00:59 Whether he's someone they can get signed in this window is another issue. But I certainly
01:05 want to watch, but I would be surprised if Newcastle would shell out that sums of money
01:10 on a player like Solange this window, especially. In some areas it could be different once they
01:14 know the financial situation and once that becomes clear what they can and can't spend.
01:18 But right now I think that move for Solange might be a little bit unlikely. But stranger
01:23 things have happened. We have seen Newcastle be busy in the January window, but the first
01:26 thing they will want to do is they will want to get rid of some players off their books.
01:30 They know their wages to turnover ratio is really high and they need to get some of them
01:34 players off their books now. People like Jeff Hendrick, he's out with Conrad at the end
01:38 of the season. He's likely to go then, but probably won't move on a permanent deal. He's
01:42 currently on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, likely to stay there until the end of the
01:46 campaign despite not playing recently. But we've got a couple of other players out with
01:50 Conrad at the end of the season. But there's still a few there who are currently on loan.
01:54 Ryan Fraser, for example, he's currently on loan. He's still got another year left to
01:57 go. So Southampton are interested in signing him on a permanent deal. But again, January
02:01 window is always busy and always difficult to do work in. Whether he'll sign for Southampton
02:07 permanently this month again is unlikely. I think the finances of that deal will be
02:12 dependent on Southampton getting promoted to the Premier League. And we've recently
02:15 seen that Isaac Hayden has been linked with a move to the Championship. Again, that will
02:18 be a loan deal. He's currently out with Standard Liège and Belgium, but that deal is expected
02:22 to be cut short. We're just waiting on confirmation for that to happen. And then if that does
02:26 happen, if he does return to England, then he will likely be sent out again on loan.
02:30 There's four Championship clubs reportedly interested in him. Birmingham City, Plymouth
02:34 Argyle, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday have all shown interest in him. So again,
02:38 he'll be someone that the club will, you know, there's no future in the first team, so he'll
02:42 likely be allowed to leave. But again, it's a loan deal. Until they get rid of these players
02:46 on permanent transfers, they're really hamstering what they can do in the transfer market. And
02:51 that is financial fair play and their wages to turnover ratio. And that's a big issue
02:56 for Newcastle at the minute. So it'll be interesting in a few weeks to see what movements happen.
03:01 And as always, the January window has been busy across, sorry, it's been quiet across
03:04 the board. But as we've all seen, if one move triggers another, then the domino effect starts
03:08 to fall. But right now for Newcastle, I think we'll probably see more outgoings and incomings
03:12 in the next couple of days and the next week. And then maybe that will ramp up towards the
03:16 end of the window of a few more incomings and a few more, you know, solid deals getting
03:20 done as the club maybe see their injury crisis either. Hopefully, you know, they're getting
03:26 past that and again, some of the best players back, Joe Willock, Harvey Barnes, are expected
03:30 back by the end of the month. But of course, if there's any setbacks with them, the club
03:33 might be forced to act in the market and that might come at the end of the window. Now,
03:37 the club got Man City this weekend. That's a massive game before they've got Aston Villa
03:42 at the end of the month and now that FA Cup game against Fulham between then. So they've
03:46 got a few big games on the pitch and it's going to be a big month off the pitch as well.
03:49 And of course, the best way you can stay up to date with all the latest Newcastle United
03:52 transfer news and gossip is with the Shields Gazette.
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