Derek confirms cash will be there in the Summer... who do you want?

Positive news from Derek this week.

I'd like to see us sign a striker (Pierre or Bony) and a CB ... plus a utility player like Perch to help with injuries.

Of course depending on departures we may need to sign additional players.......


http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spor...ws/derek-llambias-alan-pardew-summer-2061560?

Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias has revealed the Magpies’ impressive set of financial accounts has paved the way for Alan Pardew to bolster his squad this summer.

Work is already well underway to improve both the first-team squad and development pool with United eager to avoid a repeat of last summer.

Back then, only Vurnon Anita of Ajax arrived at St James’ Park in the shape of a senior star but, with Newcastle announcing their best set of financial figures of the Mike Ashley era, Llambias told the Chronicle: “We have two things going on.

“We will always be looking at the first team and the development team.

“They go hand in hand.

“We are focusing on our squad depth, we need more of that.”

United were due to sign both Yoan Gouffran and Moussa Sissoko in June, but the deals were brought forward to January due to the Magpies being sucked into relegation trouble.

Llambias added: “Quite honestly, what we did in January was spend £10m more than we needed to. Did we need to? Yes.

“Gouffran and Sissoko were the two players we brought forward.”

Newcastle have already had stars like Hatem Ben Arfa, linked with Liverpool, and Yohan Cabaye, linked with Arsenal and Tottenham, talked about as potential departures this summer.

Llambias, though, pointed to last summer’s business plan when stars such as Cheick Tiote, Cabaye and Fabricio Coloccini were retained.

He insisted a price of £25million will be slapped on Toon players this summer.

With Steve Harper’s contract up and the goalkeeper already going public by declaring his future lies elsewhere, others like Danny Simpson, Dan Gosling and Mike Williamson could also be moved on.

Yet speaking on the prospect of sales, Llambias said: “We are going to be difficult sellers.

“I think we will have that reputation.

“There will be certain players who need to move on with the end of contracts coming up.

“Certain players will have reached the end of their contracts and some have short-term contracts which are either not negotiable or negotiable.

“It is a work in progress. Every window is a work in progress. Our plan is to hold on to what we need to hold on to.”

The United MD also insisted tthe same oversights as last year won’t be repeated.

He added: “We excelled last year with the squad we had.

“We could have finished in a Champions League spot last season.

“This year the lesson has been learned that we did not have enough depth.

“We are working on that.

“It is a question of going forward year on year.

“It is a question of what we put on the field.

“If you look at our international players, we only had nine players left over the international break at our training ground.

“The value for us is we have a good squad of mainly international player.

“We are buying good, good players.”

United will focus hard on their development pool but Willie Donachie’s and Peter Beardsley’s young guns will not be considered for the NextGen Series.

The NextGen Series is an under- 19 tournament for European sides into which big guns like Inter Milan, Paris Saint Germain and Barcelona enter their development teams.

Llambias added: “No, that is not for us yet.

“I don’t think we are ready for that yet.

“We do not have enough depth for that competition.”

 

continuing the common theme of sensible business in the football club.

i always thought it would take several years to stabilise things after the last regime and I feel now that the policies will start to bear fruit.

when you start to put things together, such as players paid for up front and not having to sell to buy it makes you start to realise quite how tightly run things are now.

 

Things are looking up. I hope we get two strikers to be honest.

 

I reckon Michael Owen could be tempted out of retirement to re-live his NUFC glory days like.

Seriously though, I want to see another strong and classy central defender to replace Colo, who we can then let go. And a striker, will be interesting to see who, but I trust Carr to get it right.

 

Carr has a knack of picking a winner

 

New CB - Sakho

New fullback - Just someone cheap and reliable

Striker - Benteke would be nice. Carroll or Bony would do.

 

GFN France who were spot on with regards to our Jan transfers have been reporting that we are seriously interested in Aubameyang and Sakho.

These would be crazily good signings but I'd think there would be serious competition for both. Hopefully we can do as we did with Mbiwa and Sissoko and somehow pull their signings off.

We are also being credited with interest in Samuel Umtiti who plays LB for Lyon. Meant to be very promising, can also play at CB and has a great surname.

 

GFN are a very reliable sauce.

 

Sakho, Aubameyang, Lukoki

 

Sakho would certainly be more than welcome but I fear a bidding war for him.

 

van wolfswinkle just for the name if anything

 

But Norwich have already bagged him.

 

If none of the key players are sold, then 'd like to see us add (in order of priority):
1. At least one quality striker
2. A strong CB
3. A winger

If we do sell, then obviously it will depend where we are exposed.

 

A man with a plan is planning well

 

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Why post a pic of yourself with no message ACS?

 

A picture speaks a thousand words.... But only three were needed... ' I was lazy'... Lol

 

Liking the new hairstyle ACS.

Is that grease from the chip shop?

 

It is. I'm growing a Tash too, just to impress sweats.

 

I think we'll need at least one striker and one centre back. Ideally you'd get two of each. I'd move Willo on and I think Colo will go. I'd sign a first choice one to compete with Saylor/Mbiwa, and a younger one to develop. Kurt Zouma and Sakho will do haha. In all seriousness we'll go for more realistic options but I suspect we'll need at least one top class one because Colo will leave.

Striker wise, in an ideal world we'll add power (Bony? Carroll?) and pace (Aubameyang?)