The Newcastle United Post
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Arsenal tell Newcastle United: William Saliba is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market17 Aug 2026
Malick Thiaw moves on
Crystal Palace pay $38.4M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Newcastle United baulk at the price for Róbert Boženík
Stoke City wanted more than $8.7M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Newcastle United bid $6.0M for Alex Matos
The offer went to Sheffield United this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $38.4M sale of Malick Thiaw
He is going to Crystal Palace, the club has $38.4M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
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
A falling-out at Newcastle United
Joelinton and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Newcastle United
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market17 Aug 2026
Andrew Watson steps up from the Newcastle United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Watson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Newcastle United promote Luke Wood from within
- Market Benjamin Wright steps up from the Newcastle United academy
- Squad Words at Newcastle United training over how hard people work