A bid for Tuncay would suit Newcastle nicely.
Posted on July 19th, 2010 | 84 Comments |
Rumour has it that the Turkish forward is looking for assurances from Stoke boss Tony Pulis over his role in the team and is disappointed with the lack of opportunities he has had, and if he can’t get those assurances then he will be looking to leave The Potters.
I’m not sure how correct that is as I have just read it somewhere, but if there is some truth in it then Newcastle can do far worse than trying to lure the former Middlesbrough star back to the North East where there is little doubt that he will get in our first team, and he plays in a position where I believe we need strengthening, which is a bonus.
Now I must stress before i get shot to pieces, that this is only one of my little thoughts and there is no rumour behind it, no new rumour anyway. It is just a thought from me about signing a player that I believe would be fantastic for us and would give us that something that we are currently lacking, a bit of flair and trickery.
If the Tuncay is allowed to leave Stoke then it is more than likely that they would want to recoup most of what they paid for him 12 months ago, which was suposed to be around £5 million. Now Newcastle have apparently been bidding on players abroad that have been around that figure, namely Erdinc and possibly Djalo, so why not bring in a proven Premier League player for roughly the same price? It makes sense to me anyway, especially in a season where taking risks on new players should be kept to a minimum in my opinion.
Then you have to look at his wages, would Ashley pay them? More than likely yes in my view. I very much doubt he is on megabucks at Stoke as, looking from the outside in, they appear to run a tight ship financially or at the very least they appear to be financially well managed. Surely we could be match what Stoke would be paying? I bloody well hope so anyway!
At the end of the day, as I said earlier, there is no rumour behind this, but the signing if someone like Tuncay would go a long way to easing some fears as the new season draws closer. I have always liked him as a player and think he could fill that support striker/strike partner role up front with one of the big lads, which will probably be Andy Carroll in fairness.
Ah well, I can hope, eh?
I’ve never really been impressed by him tbh.