{"id":19908,"date":"2025-08-09T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/newcastle-provided-the-opportunity-to-sign-a-65-million-monster\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:50:27","slug":"newcastle-provided-the-opportunity-to-sign-a-65-million-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/newcastle-provided-the-opportunity-to-sign-a-65-million-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle provided the opportunity to sign a \u00a365 million &#8220;monster&#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\/08\/09\/newcastle-provided-the-opportunity-to-sign-a-65-million-monster\/#Search_for_new_strikers_in_Newcastle\" >Search for new strikers in Newcastle<\/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\/08\/09\/newcastle-provided-the-opportunity-to-sign-a-65-million-monster\/#What_Sam_Ageho_brings_to_Newcastle\" >What Sam Ageho brings to Newcastle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Needless to say, it has been a rather disastrous summer so far for Newcastle United supporters.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, one of those who remained prominent due to his absence is Alexander Isaac as he pushes his move to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>So Eddie Howe&#8217;s team is hugging themselves for a lifetime without the superstar Swedes, so have they identified their ideal alternative?<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"newcastle-39-s-search-for-a-new-striker\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Search_for_new_strikers_in_Newcastle\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Search for new strikers in Newcastle<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>He is the latest in a long time player Newcastle has been denied quite publicly and ignorantly between this window.<\/p>\n<p>    Well, according to TBR Football&#8217;s Graham Bailey, Newcastle United was offered the opportunity by Porto to sign Sam Agehaha.<\/p>\n<p>Athletics Adam Clafton and Ornstein add that they are &#8220;considering&#8221; the 21-year-old&#8217;s move, which is reportedly valued at around \u00a365 million by the 30-time Portuguese champions.<\/p>\n<p>So, could the Spaniards be able to quickly trade the Dragon&#8217;s Stadium for Tyneside?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-samu-aghehowa-would-bring-to-newcastle\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Sam_Ageho_brings_to_Newcastle\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>What Sam Ageho brings to Newcastle<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>On the pitch, he also got an interesting start to his fast-growing career.<\/p>\n<p>    In the first day of the 2023\/24 La Liga season, then in his teenage season, he made his senior debut with Granada&#8217;s goal against Atletico Madrid in a 3-1 defeat at the Metropolitano.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u00a35.1 million), but he never actually played for Atleti.<\/p>\n<p>He was soon loaned out to Deportivo Araves and scored eight Laliga goals for Los Blanchiazur.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, Chelsea agreed to pay \u00a334 million last summer to secure his signature, but the deal collapsed in the 11th hour as &#8220;a big issue&#8230; finalizing the striker&#8217;s contract.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he joined Porto with a reported \u00a312.7 million reporting fee, where he took the game to a new level.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s league semi-finals in June.<\/p>\n<p>Football talent scout Jacek Kulig was certainly impressed by his performance in Portugal, labeling Aghehowa &#8220;monster&#8221; and praised his &#8220;pace, physicality, aviation ability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it should be noted that Elias Burke and Gillian Casilier of Athletic Documents are &#8220;tall, quick and physically impressive&#8221; as the Spaniard is &#8220;tall, quick and physically impressive&#8221; and that he also owns &#8220;exceptional pace&#8221; and &#8220;good off-ball positioning&#8221; in the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the questions still remain. Is he a better signature than \u0161e\u0161ko? Compare and find the duo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"center\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Sam Aghehowa vs Benjamin\u0161e\u0161ko2024\/25 comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>aghehowa<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Chasco<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>exterior<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>45<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>45<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Min<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>3,400<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3,258<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>27<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty one<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Goal-XG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>+6.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>+2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Target % shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>41.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>47.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Shots around 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.83<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2.92<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>I missed a big opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty five<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>18<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>A big opportunity has been created<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Shot creation action<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>64<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Penalty area touch %<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>20.4%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Average Sofa Score Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>6.99<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6.92<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics provided by TransferMarkt, fbref.com and Sofascore<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>As the table is documented, the statistics for the pair are very similar across the board, with the same number of minutes.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s instincts.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u0161e\u0161ko snubbs a possible move towards Tyneside.<\/p>\n<p>\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002 English: The first thing you can do is to find the best one to do.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Needless to say, it has been a rather disastrous summer so far for Newcastle United supporters. Let&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40,73,234,47,951,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-19908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-million","10":"tag-monster","11":"tag-newcastle","12":"tag-opportunity","13":"tag-sign"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19908","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=19908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}