Newcastle United finally got out of the taxable window from the wet summer transfer window to the astounding success under Eddie Howe’s wing last season.
Well, that certainly felt that way for a large part of the market, but the truth is that the noise from Alexander Isaac and, in fact, the Swedish striker pieced together a talented team for a record £125 million charge despite the last gasp sale to Liverpool.
Now that the distractions in the transfer window are out of the way, Newcastle can work towards rejuvenating the flow and fragrance.
United have struggled so far, scoring two points from three games in the Premier League and lacking their normal bite in the final third. Saturday’s goalless draw at Leeds United typically compared the fact, especially when there is no hanging Anthony Gordon (and of course Isaac) there.
A new striker, someone?
Newcastle striker
On the deadline day, Newcastle signed Yoan Wissa from Brentford for £50 million. It has been working for a while, and Dr. Congo International gained hope in the 11th hour, bringing the Howes team a prolific Premier League experience.
The 28-year-old scored 19 league goals last season, and is expected to provide a reliable focus on the forefront of Howe’s system, especially when its highly robust creative quality is adjacent.
However, at 23-year-old Nick Urtemaid, there is something the magpie could define a healthier, long-term heir, with the Germans arriving from Stuttgart on a club record of £69 million.
Looking at how the two strikers are compared, it is clear that Newcastle did a wise job in replacing Isaac with two contrasting profiles.
League Statistics 24/25 – Woltemade | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (*per game) | caveat | Woltemade |
Match (start) | 35 (34) | 28 (17) |
the goal | 19 | 12 |
assist | 4 | 2 |
Shot (target)* | 2.6 (1.2) | 1.8 (0.9) |
I missed a big opportunity | 17 | 11 |
Pass completed | 79% | 72% |
A big opportunity has been created | 3 | 8 |
Key Pass* | 0.8 | 1.3 |
dribble* | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Ball recovery* | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Duels (winning)* | 3.4 | 4.4 |
Data based on sofa score | ||
But neither will establish himself as a standout from off, not when Anthony Gordon knows it’s his time that Isaac leaves for the new meadow, nor will he establish himself as a standout from the off.
Newcastle slammed gold with Anthony Gordon
Gordon may not be in a good book right now, but he played one of the three-game suspension games after stud-ups to Liverpool captain Virgill van Dyke, and he is one of Newcastle’s best players.
In fact, Isaac is now on sale, and as the new boy settles down, he may consider himself a Hau’s offensive amulet.
Called “a relentless machine” by journalist Sripad, Gordon notched 22 goal involvement in the 2023/24 Premier League season, earning the club’s Player of the Year with his labor.
In fact, it appeared that Liverpool would sign a Three Lions winger last summer. Again this year there was a recent report suggesting he was being valued at the stadium at £100 million.
This is Gordon’s quality, and his price tag is spread above both Wissa and Ultemade’s talented players, but perhaps not at his level.
In the end, Gordon is incomplete forward, but it has reached it, although it has so much quality and potential. He is already quite worth it, but his commitment to the cause cannot be questioned, and now it may be the cream of Hau’s attack crop.
