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title: "Newcastle United: Dean Jones drops Allan Saint-Maximin news"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-04-16T11:45:45Z"
modified: "2022-04-16T11:45:45Z"
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# Newcastle United: Dean Jones drops Allan Saint-Maximin news

**[Transfer insider Dean Jones](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer) has now dropped some worrying news on Allan Saint-Maximin from inside Newcastle United.**

### The Lowdown: £50m value

It has been [reported](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/allan-saint-maximin-transfer-news-premier-league/) that the St. James’ Park faithful would now be willing to sell Saint-Maximin in the summer, if an offer of £50m came in for him.

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He has been their second-best performer in the Premier League this season according to [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/teams/23/show/england-newcastle-united), and so it seems strange that the North East club would be willing to let him go.

### The Latest: Contract dispute

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/87995021-newcastle-wont-meet-50m-st-james-park-stars-wage-demands), Jones has shared that Saint-Maximin wants a pay rise on Tyneside as he believes that he is their ‘main man’, but the Magpies are ‘not planning’ to meet his demands at the moment:

*“Saint-Maximin, he’s got four years left on his contract. And he wants a pay rise, and thinks he’s the main man in that team, and he was the main man in that team, he was the talisman.*

*“But, Newcastle don’t really see it that way going forward, and they’re not planning to meet the demands that he wants.”*

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### The Verdict: Worrying

The fact that both parties do not seem like they will be able to come to an agreement is certainly worrying going forward.

Yes, Saint-Maximin still has four years left on his current deal, but the new owners risk him forcing his way out if he is unhappy with his situation.

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The Frenchman is simply too important of a player to lose at this stage in the project, given the influence he has on the team – after all, no teammate has come close to his six man-of-the-match awards in the top flight, while he also averages [more](https://www.whoscored.com/teams/23/show/england-newcastle-united) shots and dribbles per match than any other Toon player ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/teams/23/show/england-newcastle-united)).

Nonetheless, they need to come to an agreement soon, or risk losing him in the summer.

[***In other news, find out which Van Dijk-like colossus NUFC have now sent scouts to watch here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-szalai-ac-milan/)