Steve McManaman warns Newcastle to be 'very careful'
Steve McManaman warns Newcastle to be ‘very careful’ about their transfer business as Saudi owners plot big money moves… but admits Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale would be a ‘very interesting’ signing at St James’ Park
- Steve McManaman has warned Newcastle to be ‘very careful’ with their money
- Newcastle have become the richest club in the world after their £305m takeover
- McManaman says every agent will be trying to push their players into Newcastle
- He says they should be looking to sign both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland
Steve McManaman has told Newcastle to be ‘very careful’ with their money heading into the January transfer window after their £305million Saudi-led takeover.
The Magpies became the wealthiest club in the world after a consortium including Amanda Staveley, Mehrdad Ghodoussi and the Saudi Public Investment Fund bought out Mike Ashley.
As a result, McManaman believes every agent will be trying to ‘push their players into Newcastle’ but insists they should only be interested in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
Steve McManaman (above) has told Newcastle to be ‘very careful’ with their money heading into the January transfer window after their £300million Saudi-led takeover
McManaman told Horseracing.net: ‘Newcastle just have to be very careful. Everybody in the world knows that. Every agent will be trying to push their players into Newcastle.
‘Gareth Bale would be very interesting, of course he would, as he’s got a year left on his contract and he’s a super player.
‘The only thing is whether he wants to come back to this country as he loves life in Madrid. Eden Hazard is now on the wrong side of 30.
‘And you have to be very careful with Isco and Luka Jovic. I don’t think Isco is a Premier League player, he just lacks that little bit of pace.
The Magpies became the wealthiest club in the world after a consortium bought out Mike Ashley Pictured: new chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan (above)
McManaman believes every agent will be trying to push their players into Newcastle but insists they should only be interested in the likes of Kylian Mbappe (left) and Erling Haaland (right)
‘Marquee signings to me are the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. You’ve got to be careful that you don’t pay older players lots of money and then they don’t turn up.’
McManaman also shared his opinion on Steve Bruce’s sacking, saying Paulo Fonseca, Eddie Howe, Lucien Favre, or Steven Gerrard will struggle to turn down the opportunity at Newcastle.
He said: ‘If what we’re being led to believe, that Newcastle United are going to be turned into the next Manchester City with all this money and power and glamour, it could be an absolutely brilliant opportunity to take that job.
‘I think it’s an amazing opportunity if these new owners say, ‘we’d like you to take this job as our manager and we’ve got £500million to spend.’
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