Needless to say, it has been a rather disastrous summer so far for Newcastle United supporters.
Let’s start with the positives. They signed Anthony Elanga and Aaron Ramsdale, the latter saving their penalty in friendly at St James Park against pre-season Espanyol on Friday night.
Of course, one of those who remained prominent due to his absence is Alexander Isaac as he pushes his move to Liverpool.
So Eddie Howe’s team is hugging themselves for a lifetime without the superstar Swedes, so have they identified their ideal alternative?
Search for new strikers in Newcastle
As widely reported by athletic David Ornstein and many others, Newcastle was caught up in a direct battle with Manchester United for striker Benjamin Shesico, and the Slovenians chose to go to Old Trafford instead.
He is the latest in a long time player Newcastle has been denied quite publicly and ignorantly between this window.
Well, according to TBR Football’s Graham Bailey, Newcastle United was offered the opportunity by Porto to sign Sam Agehaha.
Athletics Adam Clafton and Ornstein add that they are “considering” the 21-year-old’s move, which is reportedly valued at around £65 million by the 30-time Portuguese champions.
So, could the Spaniards be able to quickly trade the Dragon’s Stadium for Tyneside?
What Sam Ageho brings to Newcastle
First and foremost, to avoid confusion, he, known as Omorodion until last November, demanded that he go from his maternal surname, Aghehowa, in honor of his mother.
On the pitch, he also got an interesting start to his fast-growing career.
In the first day of the 2023/24 La Liga season, then in his teenage season, he made his senior debut with Granada’s goal against Atletico Madrid in a 3-1 defeat at the Metropolitano.
Well, Ross Corconeros was so impressed that he signed an unknown young man a few days later and paid a buyout clause of 6 million euros (about £5.1 million), but he never actually played for Atleti.
He was soon loaned out to Deportivo Araves and scored eight Laliga goals for Los Blanchiazur.
Following this, Chelsea agreed to pay £34 million last summer to secure his signature, but the deal collapsed in the 11th hour as “a big issue… finalizing the striker’s contract.”
Instead, he joined Porto with a reported £12.7 million reporting fee, where he took the game to a new level.
For the past 12 months, the 21-year-old made his debut at Tenerife in November last year against Switzerland, winning the French semi-finals in the country’s league semi-finals in June.
Football talent scout Jacek Kulig was certainly impressed by his performance in Portugal, labeling Aghehowa “monster” and praised his “pace, physicality, aviation ability.”
Meanwhile, it should be noted that Elias Burke and Gillian Casilier of Athletic Documents are “tall, quick and physically impressive” as the Spaniard is “tall, quick and physically impressive” and that he also owns “exceptional pace” and “good off-ball positioning” in the penalty area.
Nevertheless, the questions still remain. Is he a better signature than šeško? Compare and find the duo.
Sam Aghehowa vs Benjaminšeško2024/25 comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
statistics | aghehowa | Chasco |
exterior | 45 | 45 |
Min | 3,400 | 3,258 |
the goal | 27 | twenty one |
assist | 3 | 6 |
Goal-XG | +6.6 | +2.8 |
Target % shot | 41.2% | 47.5% |
Shots around 90 | 2.83 | 2.92 |
I missed a big opportunity | twenty five | 18 |
A big opportunity has been created | 7 | 7 |
Shot creation action | 64 | 58 |
Penalty area touch % | 20.4% | 10.4% |
Average Sofa Score Rating | 6.99 | 6.92 |
Statistics provided by TransferMarkt, fbref.com and Sofascore | ||
As the table is documented, the statistics for the pair are very similar across the board, with the same number of minutes.
The Spaniard scored more goals and overperformed the expected goals in an impressive amount, but the fact that he took more than 20% of his touch within the opposition penalty area underscores his poacher’s instincts.
It is worth noting that Aghehowa played at a slightly lower level. According to Global Football Rankings, Prime LaLiga is the seventh-strongest league in the world and four locations in the Bundesliga.
Porto was also caught up in the Europa League, with RB Leipzig competing in the Champions League last season, while the Spaniards scored six times in nine European appearances and netted twice in the Club World Cup in June.
Therefore, it is wise for Newcastle to turn his attention to Spanish International, as Aghehowa appears to be the next best option in the market as šeško snubbs a possible move towards Tyneside.
になったんです。 English: The first thing you can do is to find the best one to do.
