Newcastle United are in a funny position at the moment. Despite absolute chaos over the summer months and early season, Rafa Benitez has steadied the ship at St James Park. Mike Ashley seems to be more on-board with the club and, apparently, funds will be available in January. That’s where these fans come in, who have been fuming as Cadena Ser has linked the club with Diego Llorente.
#NUFC, Liverpool and Spurs are chasing the signature of Real Sociedad centre-back Diego Llorente. [Cadena Ser] pic.twitter.com/czftfn0HaV
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) November 20, 2018
Now the Magpies aren’t frustrated at being linked with the Real Sociedad player because they don’t think he’s good enough. No, instead, they’re angry because of all the positions they need to strengthen, the only two that they don’t are their central defence and goalkeeper. Benitez has an abundance of centre-halves at his disposal, so splashing out a supposed 30 million euros on a defender doesn’t sound like the wisest idea.
Even if the Magpies were after a defender, it’s extremely unlikely that they’d smash their transfer record on a relatively unheard of 25-year-old from Spain. The fans are all in agreement that they need reinforcements at full-back and in the #10 role, so surely Rafa is working on players to bring in where they actually need it as opposed to just stockpiling defenders. Whatever happens, the fans know Benitez will do everything he can to help the club succeed, whether funds come in or not.
You can read The Magpies’ verdict on the Llorente rumours here:
https://twitter.com/Kevin_Nichol/status/1064993790447009794
Priority needs to be a #10… if only Almiron, if only.
— Kris (@geordiekris83) 20 November 2018
Cause that’s exactly what we need. Another CB
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