Liverpool depart for their tour of Canada/USA today but despite misleading reports elsewhere speculating as to whether or not Carroll would be on that plane, the truth is that he was never going to catch that particular one.
At the end of last season Alan Pardew made it clear that the Lille full-back was a transfer target and for once it looks a well publicised chase for a target will have a happy conclusion for Newcastle United.
We’ve seen plenty of bad players at Newcastle United, to then recognise quality when it comes along. Demba Ba definitely falls into that category and we’d be fools to wish him away.
There are media claims that Newcastle are set to sign Ajax’s Dutch defensive midfielder, Vurnon Anita. The 23 year old can also play left-back and has played 137 times for Ajax as well as a handful of times for Holland.
Newcastle United had previously been linked with 26 year old right-back Mathieu Debuchy and it is now looking a knocking bet that he will join his mate Yohan Cabaye this summer.
The player in question, Gylfi Sigurdsson, has scored 7 goals in 14 matches since January and also weighed in with 54 shots in those 14 appearances for Swansea