Spurs eye £100m move for Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali
Newcastle fan’s USA World Cup trip highlights steep costs, sparse local interest and pricey tickets, with Dallas opener $265 in Category 3 and $16 beers, contrasting with cheaper past Euros travel.
Nick Woltemade says he can handle criticism after a goal drought and role switch under Eddie Howe. The Germany striker started hot, then went 17 league games without scoring, later used as an attacking midfielder.
Speculative plan: Newcastle eye James Trafford plus Ewen Jaouen in goal, target Guela Doue and free agent Oscar Mingueza at full-back, keep Lewis Hall, and track Racing’s Jorge Salinas at centre-back.
Premier League FDR ranks Newcastle’s first five games as relatively kind at 3.0. Opening run: Liverpool H, Spurs A, Bournemouth H, Leeds A, Hull H. Only Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Brentford rated easier.
Liverpool trigger Osasuna winger Victor Munoz’s £34.6m clause, hijacking Newcastle’s plan to replace £70m Barcelona departure Anthony Gordon. NUFC so far only add keeper Ewen Jaouen.
Spurs prepare a £80m-£100m package and ‘really big money’ wages to lure Sandro Tonali. Newcastle would consider a sale if the fee is right, around £100m, which would smash Tottenham’s record.
