Newcastle United Manager Eddie Howe rushes into anything this summer. The Englishman is desperate to improve his team during the transfer window, but he will not make signatures for the property.
With the football of the Champions League adorning the next quarter of St James, bringing in high quality players will be crucial to their ambitions to go far in the competition.
There are several key areas in which Howe wishes to improve, including its attack. Will he be able to sign his best objectives this summer?
Newcastle search for new signatures
An area that the Toon is desperate to strengthen is the attack department. As such, an offer of around 45 million pounds sterling was submitted to Nottingham Forest for the winger Anthony Elaga.
It was quickly rejected, but it shows the direction that Howe is looking to take. It is not yet known if another offer will be made for the Swedish winger in the coming days.
The signature of a new goalkeeper is also on the list of wishes of Howe and it seems that the club ends with an agreement to sign James Trafford.
“Newcastle is getting closer to James Trafford, the end details being sorted, said Fabrizio Romano on X.
“The agreement almost done with Burnley, then it will be there, we will leave. Newcastle plans to conclude the agreement very soon.”
Burnley assesses the player to 40 million pounds sterling, and Trafford could prove to be a better signature than Elaga.
Why could James Trafford be a better signature than Elanga
Last season, Newcastle scored 92 goals during its 48 matches in all competitions, which is just like a little goals per game.
In comparison, they also conceded 58 goals in the same number of games, or 1.2 goals conceded per game.
Given the statistics, the need to improve their defense is certainly much greater than to sign an winger, especially when Howe can call on Jacob Murphy, who appreciated his best year in Toon Colors, England Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes. The depth is undoubtedly important, of course, but a new striker is hardly a priority.
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Trafford comparison to Newcastle GKs (League statistics only 2024/25) |
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Metric |
Traffic |
Pope |
Dubravka |
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Games |
45 |
28 |
10 |
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Conceded objectives |
16 |
35 |
12 |
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Goals conceded by match |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
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Precise passes by play |
24.1 |
13.8 |
21.1 |
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Backup |
2 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
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Balls recovered by match |
7.6 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
Last season, Trafford was excellent for Burnley when they finished second in the championship.
Remarkably, he conceded only 0.4 goals per outing at the second level, while succeeding with 100% of his races per game and by making two stops per game – a success rate of 85% – for Burnley.
Overall, Trafford only conceded 16 goals of 45 games, a truly surprising record, and there is no doubt that he would considerably improve the bottom line of Howe.
The 22 -year -old has not even struck his peak yet, but he is certainly not unless he was confident, overwhelming “world class” a few months ago.
Largely believed to be the next number one in England, Trafford could accelerate this position by obtaining a move to Newcastle. Obviously, its potential is enormous, even larger than that of Elaga, marking only six times last quarter. On this evidence, the Swedish will not improve the Magpies considerably.
Trafford may have only played 28 Premier League games during his embryonic career so far, but the young person heads directly up and will undoubtedly have an instant impact in St James.
If Howe can ensure that this transaction is finished as soon as possible, let’s hope it will be the catalyst of more new signatures.
Regardless of a better signature than Elaga, Trafford could prove to be the best signature of summer for Howe.
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