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title: "Newcastle United: Noel Whelan shocked by Saint-Maximin transfer news"
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published: "2022-04-13T20:40:55Z"
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# Newcastle United: Noel Whelan shocked by Saint-Maximin transfer news

**Noel Whelan has been left shocked by what he has now heard coming from Newcastle United regarding Allan Saint-Maximin.**

### The Lowdown: £50m price tag

As per [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10679921/Newcastle-ready-cash-Allan-Saint-Maximin-summer.html), the St James’ Park club are now willing to entertain offers of around £50m for the 25-year-old once the season ends.

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It has also been [reported](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10708215/Newcastle-add-Brighton-winger-Leandro-Trossard-list-potential-targets.html) that the Magpies could look at Moussa Diaby as a potential replacement for the Frenchman, along with Leandro Trossard and Brennan Johnson.

### The Latest: Whelan shocked by Saint-Maximin latest

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/allan-saint-maximin-ridiculous-newcastle-transfer-claim-issued-after-50m-update-pundit/), Whelan – who regularly used to feature as a [pundit for the BBC](https://icdb.tv/stats/4247/Noel-Whelan) – has been left shocked by the news that the Newcastle board could sell Saint-Maximin for £50m, claiming that it would be a ‘ridiculous’ piece of business.

He said: *“Look, I mean you can accept it.* *But if you’re going to go out there and get somebody with the same quality and love from the fans, firstly, they’ve got to earn that love, which Saint-Maximin has done.*

*“Secondly, he has put in the performances and been a talisman for a number of years now. £50million is not going to buy you a player of that quality, I don’t believe.*

*“Then you’d have the backlash from the fans. I’m very sure that they won’t see this as a positive. This is not what they expect after the consortium’s takeover of Newcastle.*

*“They thought they’d be spending £50million, not bringing in £50million by selling one of their best players.*

*“Saint-Maximin, for me, is one of these players that’s just unsellable right now to Newcastle, on many fronts. Shirt sales, fanbase and what he brings out there on the field.*

*“I’m sorry, but I just feel that’d be ridiculous business by Newcastle’s board.”*

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### The Verdict: Hard to replace

As Whelan says, the Newcastle board could scoop a healthy £50m for Saint-Maximin in the summer, but the Frenchman would be very hard to replace.

He has been a mainstay in the team all season, with five goals and three assists in the Premier League so far ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/allan-saint-maximin/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/272642/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

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Moreover, he currently ranks as the Magpies’ second-best performer in the top flight, and no team-mate comes close to his six man-of-the-match awards ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/teams/23/show/england-newcastle-united)).

The 25-year-old also averages [more](https://www.whoscored.com/teams/23/show/england-newcastle-united) shots and dribbles per game than any of his team-mates, so £50m may not even be enough to replace the quality that he possesses and his overall importance to Eddie Howe’s team.

***In other news,*** [***find out which three stars PIF are now targeting this summer***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/villa-transfer-news-targett-bissouma-brighton-diaby/)