{"id":12854,"date":"2025-07-11T15:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/newcastle-wants-one-of-the-best-cfs-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:02:30","slug":"newcastle-wants-one-of-the-best-cfs-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/newcastle-wants-one-of-the-best-cfs-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle wants &#8220;one of the best CFs in Europe&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/newcastle-wants-one-of-the-best-cfs-in-europe\/#Newcastle_is_chasing_a_new_striker\" >Newcastle is chasing a new striker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/newcastle-wants-one-of-the-best-cfs-in-europe\/#Why_Newcastle_Wants_to_Ollie_Watkins\" >Why Newcastle Wants to Ollie Watkins<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/newcastle-wants-one-of-the-best-cfs-in-europe\/#Dream_Scalvini_Alternative_Newcastle_Make_%E2%80%9CDominant%E2%80%9D_Approach_25_million_cb\" >Dream Scalvini Alternative: Newcastle Make &#8220;Dominant&#8221; Approach \u00a325 million cb<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Newcastle United are excited to approach the summer transfer window after its 2024\/25 campaign at a high price. However, there were challenges and set-ups that became habitual on Tyneside.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>But one of Eddie Howe&#8217;s superpowers is his ability to ease adversity and bring the club together, so Brian Mbemo, Joa Pedro and Mohamed Kudus, and perhaps Mateus Kunha, have also missed it.<\/p>\n<p>    The contract with Nottingham Forest has been agreed to Anthony Elanga, worth \u00a352 million. Burnley&#8217;s shot stopper James Trafford&#8217;s bid is also underway, and it appears to end in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Alexander Isaac will remain at St. James Park. Still, Hau wants a new centre forward, and it has been confirmed that Eintrak Frankfurt&#8217;s Hugo Ekitique is on the radar.<\/p>\n<p>But it will be a difficult transaction, and another option has been assigned.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"newcastle-chasing-a-new-striker\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Newcastle_is_chasing_a_new_striker\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Newcastle is chasing a new striker<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The interest in the centre of Tyneside is covered by a measure of fear. Newcastle fans want to see the new numbers with No. 9 folded, but have not sacrificed Isaac&#8217;s place within the team.<\/p>\n<p>    Luckily, PIF has no plans to sell a \u00a3200 million talisman. With Callum Wilson leaving St James Park at the end of his contract, securing a new nine is not a luxury, it&#8217;s a must-have.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike may be at the top of his shopping list right now, but he&#8217;s just too expensive at \u00a385 million and Aintracht Frankfurt is not upset.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why Newcastle is aiming at Aston Villa&#8217;s Ollie Watkins. According to catch-offside, Magpies have joined the club&#8217;s growth list, including Arsenal and Manchester United, who are interested in the English stars.<\/p>\n<p>    Naturally, the villa doesn&#8217;t want to sell, but the price for the 29-year-old is \u00a350 million, and if Newcastle leads such an offer to the table, they might just be in an interesting position.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-newcastle-want-ollie-watkins\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Newcastle_Wants_to_Ollie_Watkins\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Newcastle Wants to Ollie Watkins<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Consistently among the most dangerous forwards in the Premier League in the past few years, Watkins will bring experience and dynamism to the Newcastle side, which requires his profile.<\/p>\n<p>    He is primarily a central striker, and Watkins&#8217; high-energy running, ability to play through the line, he is deployed on the left flank of Unai Emery&#8217;s Villan system. This is perfect for Howe who likes to shuffle offensive packs.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Ekitike scored 22 goals in all competitions last season, supporting 12 more, but he is a gem that has not yet been cut and he has only actually shown the full range of his quality in one campaign at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Watkins has been proven in the world&#8217;s toughest league in five years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ollie Watkins season-by-season Premier League career<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>App (start)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>24\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>38 (31)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>23\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37 (37)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>22\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37 (36)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>21\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35 (33)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>20\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37 (37)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Data based on sofa score<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The Three Lions star has even been described by podcaster Rohan Givan as &#8220;one of Europe&#8217;s best centre forwards,&#8221; and his integrity and experience require exactly what Newcastle needs to up one of his previous campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly not easy, but Toon is now shaped into one of the Premier League-recognized big names, pinned to the top edge of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike is undoubtedly one of the biggest talents in the business, but given his horrible pricing and the possibility that he may not adapt to the English game soon, providing Watkins with momentary results may be the best course of action for Howe&#8217;s ambitious planning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"3979-44e4-a58fcdd9b6ff\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dream_Scalvini_Alternative_Newcastle_Make_%E2%80%9CDominant%E2%80%9D_Approach_25_million_cb\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tDream Scalvini Alternative: Newcastle Make &#8220;Dominant&#8221; Approach \u00a325 million cb<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Newcastle is about to strengthen in the back this summer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United are excited to approach the summer transfer window after its 2024\/25 campaign at a high price. However, there were challenges and set-ups that became habitual on Tyneside. But one of Eddie Howe&#8217;s superpowers is his ability to ease adversity and bring the club together, so Brian Mbemo, Joa Pedro and Mohamed Kudus, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2674,594,40,47],"class_list":{"0":"post-12854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-cfs","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-newcastle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}