Newcastle United have revived their season since December, riding a remarkable nine-game hitting streak that was snapped when Bournemouth won in St. James’ Park in Premier League last weekend.
Fifth in the first league and on the threshold of the Carabao Cup final, Eddie Howe‘s presents an exciting package for all winter transfers.
The Magpies will need to put together a pretty convincing proposition if they are to win one beer transfer battle, with a host of top European sides in the running for the British record holder.
Newcastle are eyeing a record holder
According to The MirrorNewcastle are one of the teams they follow closely Jack Grealishsituation, as the 29-year-old winger is expected to leave Manchester City this year – and potentially this month.
Borussia Dortmund are interested, while Manchester United quite boldly view him as the perfect man to improve Ruben Amorim’s side’s season. Further details claim that the England international is also looking to move on to pastures new after a brilliant spell at the Etihad Stadium.
Grealish broke the British transfer record in 2021 by moving from boyhood club Aston Villa to Manchester City for a fantastic £100 millionand although he won the draw under Pep Guardiola, his diminished role and influence in recent years has left him on the fringes of the first-team squad, now believed to worth around £30m according to Football Transfers.
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Grealish remains one of English football’s sweetest players and biggest personalities, and could bring some semblance of the former Newcastle maverick to Tyneside if sporting director Paul Mitchell gets the deal done.
Why Newcastle should sign Grealish
Grealish has never been an attacking midfielder defined by his numbers, but return of 15 goals and 22 assists in 146 appearances it leaves a lot to be desired.
He used to be considered a “wizard”, like Ashley Cole saidduring his iconic Villan career, and given that he was a creative midfielder earnings comparisons to no one else but Paul Gascoigne during this period, the case for Newcastle to sign him intensified.
According to FBrefGrealish ranks in the top 1% of position mates over the past year for progressive carries and top 8% for shot creation actions at 90. That’s certainly Gazza-esque.
The famous attacking midfielder scored 24 goals in 104 appearances for United while cutting his teeth in his homeland, leaving the academy to join Tottenham Hotspur for a British record of £2.2 million 1988 – there’s another similarity here, Grealish and Gazza are both British record players at some stage in their careers.
Former City player Shaun Wright-Phillips he also praised the wily maverick as “the closest you’ll get to Paul Gascoigne”, so it’s clear to see that Howe would get his hands on a player of that mold.
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Grealish: Statistics per season (20/21 – 24/25) |
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Season |
Club |
Applications (starting) |
Objectives |
Assists |
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24/25 |
Man City |
21 (11) |
1 |
4 |
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23/24 |
Man City |
36 (26) |
3 |
3 |
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22/23 |
Man City |
50 (41) |
5 |
11 |
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21/22 |
Man City |
39 (31) |
6 |
4 |
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20/21 |
Aston Villa |
27 (25) |
7 |
10 |
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Statistics via Transfermarkt |
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Grealish is still one of the best dribblers in the world, with a flamboyant personality to match him and potentially even give the Toon their next version of Gascoigne.
Howe employs a hard-working, hard-working system, but Grealish has the flair and technical capacity to open up a new dimension and potentially bring back his giddy old ways, emulating one of the greatest Lions to ever do it.
