The Newcastle United Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Taiwo Awoniyi is a Newcastle United player
The fee is $32.1M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Nottingham Forest drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Newcastle United get their man
The chase for Jair ended with $8.7M changing hands and Nottingham Forest out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Sven Botman signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Sven Botman and Newcastle United agree another 5 years.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Bruno Guimarães in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Newcastle United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Aug 2026
Newcastle United sign Benjamin Edwards, one for the future
Benjamin Edwards is 15, and Newcastle United have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market17 Aug 2026
Newcastle United buy the years ahead of Luke Harris
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Joe Brayson
- Squad Somebody is after Bruno Guimarães’s shirt
- Boardroom The Newcastle United board spend on the team