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Newcastle lose Gordon, Tonali and Howe in summer exodus
Newcastle United have sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for almost €80 million and Sandro Tonali to Tottenham for about €108 million during the 2026-27 summer window, The Hindu reports. Captain Bruno Guimaraes…
The Story in Brief
Newcastle United have sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for almost €80 million and Sandro Tonali to Tottenham for about €108 million during the 2026-27 summer window, The Hindu reports. Captain Bruno Guimaraes is also close to joining Premier League champions Arsenal. Head coach Eddie Howe stepped down last Friday, less than a month before the season begins.
Howe led Newcastle to the 2025 Carabao Cup, the club’s first domestic trophy in 70 years, but reportedly left amid frustration over the failure to retain key players. New coach Matthias Jaissle inherits a weakened squad. Newcastle have signed young prospects including Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure and Aladji Bamba, though The Hindu says they are not yet ready to replace the departing stars.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that Saudi-backed Newcastle have somehow become a small selling club. That ignores financial regulations and the difficulty of attracting established stars, but it also cannot explain away repeated losses of major players. The opposite claim, that promising teenagers will quickly replace Gordon, Tonali and Guimaraes, is just as convenient. The clearest test is Newcastle’s league position after the first half of the season and the quality of signings made before the window closes.
Source: thehindu.com
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