Llambias: 'Newcastle will lose one or two stars this summer'
Newcastle chairman Derek Llambias has admitted the club are likely to lose one or two star names this summer.
And highly-rated Ivorian midfielder Cheick Tiote could be one of the first out of the door after long-term interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Sensible financial management under the ownership of Mike Ashley has seen the Magpies cut their losses dramatically and come close to breaking even.
But in an effort to continue the new era of financial prudence at St James’ Park, Llambias has revealed Newcastle may attempt to repeat the deal which saw the club sell Andy Carroll to Liverpool for £35m.
“We'll be losing one or two names this summer, but that’ll be regenerated back into the squad,” Llambias said.
“For instance, Tiote has been with us a year and a half. He is out there. People know he’s a good player.
“He’s proven in the Premier League, he’s not picking up as many yellow cards, he’s learning. How are we going to stop a big club from coming in for him? It’ll be very hard.'
“How are we going to stop a big club from coming in for him? It’ll be very hard. One thing in our favour is that we now have a very good side and that might encourage the player to stay.
“But if someone knocks on the door and says they want this or that money, the reality may be that we have to trade.”
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) ostane više para. Jednom u 100 godina se desi da dobiješ 35 miliona za Carolla a Dembu dobiješ džabe, teško da se takvo nešto može ponoviti ovog ljeta, što znači da možemo samo stagnirati...
