Newcastle United have now reached agreement with Benfica on Amar Dedic transfer fee
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Newcastle United have now reached agreement with Benfica on Amar Dedic transfer fee

Sunday morning brings news that Newcastle United have reached agreement with Benfica on the transfer fee to sign Amar Dedic.Sky Sports News say their information is that a compromise £29.5m deal has been agreed between the two clubs.They report that Amar Decic is now set to fly to Tyneside and have

J Jim Robertson
Do Newcastle United need To sign some Premier League experience?
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Do Newcastle United need To sign some Premier League experience?

It feels like last summer’s Newcastle United transfer window has had an enormous impact on this current one.With Elanga and Wissa misfiring all campaign and Ramsey taking a while to show his quality, I wonder if the board are nervous of making the same mistakes and potentially overpaying for another

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Newcastle United v Strasbourg Live TV and global channel listings
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Newcastle United v Strasbourg Live TV and global channel listings

Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle United v Strasbourg Live TV.The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (4pm (UK) kick-off).Matthias Jaissle taking charge of his fourth Newcastle United match.Only seven days now until the Premier Le

J Jackie Smithfield
Forty points. Build. Survive. Then go again.
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Forty points. Build. Survive. Then go again.

Before we start, I should probably declare myself an optimist.You have to be, don’t you, if you have been a Newcastle United fan for any length of time?Across the decades there have been periods when optimism was less a personality trait and more a basic survival mechanism. Sometimes it’s been prett

J Jammy Dodger
Matthias Jaissle reacts after St James’ Park defeat and huge new season looming…
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Matthias Jaissle reacts after St James’ Park defeat and huge new season looming…

Matthias Jaissle watched on as Newcastle United lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen.A couple of weeks into his new job, it was the Head Coach’s first experience of a match at St James’ Park, albeit a friendly.Matthias Jaissle reflecting on his first ever game at the home of Newcastle United: “I was so happ

J Joe Dixon
Sustained by a cup of tea and a Hot Dog – My day at the match
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Sustained by a cup of tea and a Hot Dog – My day at the match

Well, I did it again.I went down to Newcastle as I did last year. In what feels like a never-ending quest to witness Newcastle United winning a game at St James’ Park.Something that ahead of this Bayer Leverkusen game, I don’t think I’ve actually seen happen since Summer 2008; the summer before we g

J Jonnie Grieve
31 cap Bosnian international flying in today for scheduled Newcastle United medical
Sunday, 16 August 2026

31 cap Bosnian international flying in today for scheduled Newcastle United medical

Amar Dedic is expected to arrive on Tyneside today to take his medical.Craig Hope at The Mail and Keith Downie of Sky Sports reporting that final details of his transfer were getting sorted overnight and the Bosnian international is set to be the first Newcastle United signing since Matthias Jaissle

J Jackie Smithfield