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title: "Newcastle journalist rebuffs budget claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-journalist-rebuffs-budget-claim/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Harry Sherlock"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2021-08-07T18:10:34Z"
modified: "2021-08-07T18:10:34Z"
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# Newcastle journalist rebuffs budget claim

**Newcastle United journalist Liam Kennedy insists that the club do not have a specific budget this summer.**

The club have been reported as having a meagre pool of cash for new additions at St James’ Park.

[The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9788715/Newcastle-miss-Martin-Dubravka-Elliot-Anderson-start-Premier-League-campaign.html) has reported previously that manager Steve Bruce had been told that he only had £10m to spend on strengthening his squad in this transfer window.

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But that has now been contradicted by Kennedy, who insists that there is no set budget for the manager to spend, with additions decided upon based on their potential sell-on value, rather than their set price.

That tallies with [reports](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-transfer-news-joe-willock-decision-arsenal) that the club have actually agreed a deal to sign Joe Willock from Arsenal for a fee of around £25m, an outlay far above their reported budget in this window.

Kennedy said: *“Newcastle is a funny one in terms of budgets.*

*“They never have a strict budget, it’s always a case of if they can sign a player that they believe will add value, and that doesn’t just mean add value to the team but also means, for example Willock, signing a 21-year-old who could go from a £20 million player to a £40 million player in a matter of years, which is entirely possible with Joe Willock because he has got a lot of ability.*

*“That’s the bit Newcastle need to weigh up.”*

Willock enjoyed a fabulous half-season with the Magpies after arriving on loan in January, as he [scored eight goals in 14 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-willock/profil/spieler/340329), including strikes against both Liverpool and Manchester City.