A T20 World Cup game against India at the SCG – stages don’t get much bigger than this for the Dutch

Andrew McGlashan26-Oct-2022

Netherlands are relishing the prospect of playing on a grand stage: against India at the SCG•ICC via Getty Images

On Tuesday, Netherlands opener Max O’Dowd tweeted a picture of his diary for October 27. Below three technical notes – head to the ball, play straight, and play late – was written: “18:00 – T20 vs India @ SCG.” The tweet was captioned: What dreams are made of.Tomorrow in Sydney, Netherlands will face India for just the third time in international cricket. The previous meetings were at the 2003 ODI World Cup in Paarl and the same event in 2011 in Delhi.Captain Scott Edwards often wore a wide smile during his pre-match press conference as he answered questions on whether his team could cause an upset, what plans they had for Virat Kohli after his display against Pakistan (“You hope you don’t come up against him on one of those days because he looked pretty hard to stop”) and whether the match was a shop window for players to get an IPL deal. Earlier in the week, Ricky Ponting said he had been impressed with Bas de Leede and there may be BBL interest from Hobart Hurricanes.”It’s huge,” Edwards said. “You always dream of playing World Cups, and the SCG is one of the most famous grounds in the world. And then add in you’re playing against arguably one of the best teams in the world, yes, it’s pretty surreal.”While this is a very significant game for Netherlands, it is perhaps not quite as daunting as it once would have been, given the exposure they have had in the soon-to-be-defunct ODI Super League. It has provided them 24 matches (19 played, 5 to come) including series against West Indies, England and Pakistan in the most recent home summer.Though wins have been hard to come by – just two against Ireland – it was a tournament Edwards cited more than once as having enabled crucial development and exposure for players. It ensured fixtures against teams who would not ordinarily play a side such as Netherlands, especially over three-match series, but it won’t be part of the calendar again, meaning matches against those sides are likely to be thinner on the ground.Netherlands came within nine runs of beating Bangladesh in their opening Super 12s game•ICC/Getty Images

“[It’s] obviously disappointing that the ODI Super League is not going ahead,” Edwards said. “It was a great experience for all of our players. Going forward there’s more teams going to the World Cups in the future, which is great, but you’ve got to qualify for those events, which is always tough.”It’s a bit disappointing, but we’re here now and we get to play another four, five, however many games in the World Cup which we’re looking forward to.”Coming up against these guys, it’s a little bit of an unknown if you only play the bigger nations once every few years. The fact that we got to play 12 to 15 games in the last nine months gives us a lot of confidence. Even for individuals, you look at guys that have performed against these teams. It gives you that sort of acknowledgment that you can perform on a big stage against these bigger teams. We take a lot of confidence from that.”Netherlands will have one survivor from their previous meeting with India, Tom Cooper, and he brings with him an SCG average of 43.66 and two first-class centuries, although he’s had four low scores in this World Cup. “He’s obviously great to have on the squad,” Edwards said. “He hasn’t got the runs this tournament, but hopefully this is the game that he can get going.”After the game is completed, Edwards hopes there is a chance to spend a bit of time with the India players. “Any chance you get to learn from these sorts of players is awesome,” he said. “We saw that at the last World Cup. They’re generally pretty generous with their time.”Netherlands have stunned big opposition at the T20 World Cup before, twice beating England, at Lord’s in 2009 and Chattogram in 2014. Cooper, Logan van Beek and Timm van der Gugten were part of the side in the second of those games.With a little more composure they might have beaten Bangladesh in their opening Super 12s game, but no one expects them to run India close. Yet, as Ireland have just shown against England at the MCG, anything is possible.”I don’t think there’s many people out there expecting us to win,” Edwards said. “For us…we’ll play our best brand of cricket and we’ll do everything we can to win this game. But there’s no pressure on us in that sense.”It’s a match that dreams are made of but maybe, just maybe, it’s one where dreams can come true as well.

Everything you need to know about Alexandre Lacazette's salary details playing for Lyon

French striker Alexandre Lacazette rose through the ranks at Lyon, playing for both the youth and B teams before breaking into the first team in 2010. The Frenchman scored over 125 goals in all competitions for the Ligue 1 side over seven seasons, before moving to Premier League giants Arsenal in the summer of 2017.

Unable to replicate his form in England, Lacazette returned to Lyon in 2022, where he quickly regained his rhythm and picked up right where he left off five seasons earlier.

Lacazette signed a three-year contract with the French side, which runs until June 2025.

In addition to his goal-scoring contributions, Lacazette also earns a substantial salary playing for Lyon. Exactly how much does he make?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

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Alexandre Lacazette's wages at Lyon in numbers

As per Lacazette's contract with Lyon, he receives a weekly salary of £98,116 ($131,552), making him the club's highest-paid player. His annual salary totals £5.1 million ($6.8 million).

Player

Nationality

Weekly wages in GBP

Weekly wages in USD

Annual wages in GBP

Annual wages in USD

Alexandre Lacazette

French

£98,116

$131,552

£5,102,009

$6,840,679

AdvertisementAFPTop earners at Lyon

Alexandre Lacazette is the highest-paid player at Olympique Lyonnais, with Corentin Tolisso next.

Nemanja Matić, previously with Manchester United and Chelsea, is third, followed by Rayan Cherki.

Nicolás Tagliafico, an Argentine full-back, is fifth.

Player

Nationality

Weekly wages in GBP

Weekly wages in USD

Annual wages in GBP

Annual wages in USD

Alexandre Lacazette

French

£98,116

$139,445

£5,102,009

$6,840,679

Corentin Tolisso

French

£89,122

$119,493

£4,634,325

$6,213,616

Nemanja Matic

Serbian

£78,820

$105,680

£4,098,614

$5,495,345

Rayan Cherki

French

£65,410

$87,701

£3,401,340

$4,560,452

Nicolas Taglafico

Argentine

£59,523

$79,808

£3,095,219

$4,150,012

Top earners in Ligue 1

Lyon players, despite high earnings, are not among the top five highest-paid in the league. PSG's financial and football dominance is clear, with their players holding the top thirteen salary positions. Adrien Rabiot, a former PSG midfielder now with Marseille, ranks fourteenth.

Player

Club

Weekly wages in GBP

Weekly wages in USD

Annual wages in GBP

Annual wages in USD

Ousmane Dembele

Paris Saint-Germain

£297,548

$393,131

£15,472,512

$20,442,812

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Paris Saint-Germain

£270,438

$357,312

£14,062,794

$18,580,245

Marquinhos

Paris Saint-Germain

£222,235

$293,756

£11,561,405

$15,275,324

Lucas Hernandez

Paris Saint-Germain

£218,202

$288,296

£11,346,509

$14,991,396

Achraf Hakimi

Paris Saint-Germain

£218,202

$288,296

£11,346,509

$14,991,396

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AFPHighest paid players in the world

PSG dominates Ligue 1, but none of their players rank among the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.

The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a high salary at Al Nassr.

Karim Benzema, his former Real Madrid teammate, is second. Riyad Mahrez, formerly of Manchester City and now with Al-Ahli, is third.

Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

Player

Club

Weekly wages GBP

Weekly wages USD

Annual wages GBP

Annual wages USD

Cristiano Ronaldo

Al Nassr

£3,216,155

$4,210,425

£167,250,468

$218,942,120

Karim Benzema

Al Ittihad

£1,608,178

$2,105,213

£83,625,234

$109,471,060

Riyad Mahrez

Al Ahli

£839,469

$1,098,921

£45,652,372

$57,43,893

Sadio Mane

Al Nassr

£643,271

$842,085

£33,450,094

$43,788,424

Kalidou Koulibaly

Al Hilal

£558,038

$730,509

£29,017,956

$37,986,458

Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos named the player who is more important to Barcelona than Lamine Yamal, Raphinha or Robert Lewandowski.

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• Kroos names most important Barcelona player
• More important than Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha
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• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Barcelona have already bagged the Copa del Rey title in the 2024-25 campaign and are on course to win a European treble as they lead the La Liga title race by four points and have reached the last-four stage of the Champions League. The Catalan club's attack, consisting of players like Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, is one of the most lethal in Europe. However, according to Toni Kroos, Spanish midfielder Pedri is the most important player in Hansi Flick's side.

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• WHAT TONI KROOS SAID

  Speaking to , the Los Blancos icon said: "He's the best in the world in his position. For me, a player like Pedri is more important than Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, or Lewandowski. They're the ones who decide the outcome of matches, but to achieve that, Pedri is currently the best player in the world in his position. Pedri, in general, is a player you'll miss when he's not playing, no matter who you're playing against. He doesn't just score goals, he doesn't just provide assists. He offers solutions.

  "I've been watching what Pedri is doing this season, and in the Champions League alone, he's outplaying his opponents in every single game. In La Liga, he's even more extreme! He's been beating defenders an average of 11 to 12 times per game, which is the hardest thing for a midfielder to do. He's the best. And if you lose a player like him, you'll notice! Pedri is one of the few midfielders in his position who has the gift of being able to dribble past someone in short spaces. A player like Pedri helps you in every phase of the game."

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  Kroos added: "I experienced it myself, especially once. We were demolished at home. Once or twice, I thought I could get to him, because Pedri doesn't look very fast, but he dribbles everywhere, and I couldn't even stop him with a foul. It's not like with Messi, where you see his quickness of movement. Pedri doesn't look that fast, but he really is. And he's fast because of his ease!"

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  The Blaugrana will be back in action in the midweek as they jet off to Milan to face Inter in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final fixture on May 6.

Despite the fact it has been a disappointing season for Wolverhampton Wanderers so far, there have been two standout players in attack for the Old Gold.

Of course, one of those players has been Matheus Cunha, who has ten goals and four assists in 22 Premier League games. That includes three occasions where he has scored and assisted at least once in the same game.

Norwegian centre-forward Jorgen Stand Larsen has also been a standout player at Molineux this term. He has found the back of the net seven times, and has two assists, in 23 Premier League games.

Despite the fact they have just 16 points this season, they have still scored 32 times, a fairly decent number. Whilst that is largely down to Cunha and Strand Larsen, they might be trying to add to that attacking firepower this January.

Wolves eye up new attacker

The player in question here is experienced Portuguese attacker Rafa Silva. The 31-year-old is currently plying his trade in Turkye for Besiktas, where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has just taken charge as manager.

However, according to a report on Portuguese television channel V+ TVI, Wolves are believed to have sent an enquiry out about the player. At this stage, it is unclear whether the Old Gold would be looking for a loan deal or a permanent move.

Should the former Benfica star move to Molineux on a permanent deal, or even on loan with a buy clause, it should not be too expensive. He is valued at just £10m, according to Transfermarkt. With that being said, the wages could be an issue, given he earns £160k-per-week in Turkey, as per Capology.

Why Rafa Silva would be a good signing

If there is one thing that Silva could bring to Vitor Pereira’s side, it is experience. The 31-year-old has not only got experience winning trophies with Benfica but has played over 500 professional games.

This term, he has been impressive for Besiktas. In 31 appearances across all competitions, he has ten goals and seven assists. He starred in Solskjaer’s first game, scoring once and grabbing two assists in a 4-1 thrashing of Athletic Club in the Europa League.

Upon his arrival at the club, journalist Kaan Bayazit described Silva as a “magician”, and he showcased why in that game.

The Portugal international will also bring great versatility to the Wolves squad. Over the course of 326 games for Benfica, in which he bagged 94 goals and registered 79 assists, the attacker played as a winger, a number ten and even as a centre-forward.

Silva record per position for Benfica (min 45 mins played)
Position	Games	Goals	Assists
Second striker	62	20	9
Attacking midfield	56	20	21
Right-wing	53	14	21
Left midfield	43	20	4
Right midfield	42	7	11
Left-winger	40	8	6
Centre-forward	8	4	3
Stats from Transfermarkt

This could certainly be useful for the Old Gold, who will be looking to add to the attacking quality already in the side, including the likes of Cunha and Strand Larsen. Silva would certainly enhance that if he made the move to the West Midlands this month, and Pereira would have the luxury of playing him alongside a range of players.

If Wolves do bring Silva to the club, he could end up being their best attacker since Pedro Neto. Another versatile Portuguese forward, Neto left Wolves in the summer to join Chelsea for a hefty £54m fee.

During his time at Molineux, Neto was scintillating. He scored 14 goals and grabbed 24 assists, and whilst injuries affected him, stood out in his last season, with two goals and nine assists in 20 Premier League games.

Liverpool legend turned Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher described Neto as a “special talent” just after his move to Stamford Bridge, and that was certainly something he showed as a Wolves player.

Well, Silva will certainly have a lot to live up to if he wants to hit the heights of Neto at Wolves, but all the pieces of the puzzle are there. Not only is he incredibly experienced, but he possesses a goal threat and lots of versatility.

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He could well be their biggest attacking threat since his fellow Portugal star, and help the Old Gold avoid regulation.

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Manchester City have got some issues with depth at right-back. Kyle Walker departed the club midway through the January transfer window, joining AC Milan on loan until the end of the season. There is no guarantee he will return to the Etihad Stadium because the Italian giants have an option to buy him.

Someone who Pep Guardiola has turned to as an option at right-back is Matheus Nunes. Although the Portuguese star has played there fairly often, he has looked all at sea.

Most recently, in City’s 3-1 Champions League win over Club Brugge, Nunes received a 4/10 for his efforts from Simon Bajkowski, chief Manchester City writer for the Manchester Evening News, having been undone for the away side’s opener.

With that in mind, it might not be a surprise to see City chasing a deal for Juventus full-back Andre Cambiaso.

Man City's pursuit of Cambiaso

It has been a quick rise for Juve defender Cambiaso. The 24-year-old has played for a whole host of clubs across Italy, originally coming through the academy at Genoa. After making the move to the Allianz Stadium, he has become a key player for the Old Lady.

Over the course of one and a half seasons in Turin, Cambiaso has played 67 games for the Serie A giants across all competitions. In that time, he has grabbed five goals and eight assists, creating the only goal in the 2023/24 Coppa Italia final against Atalanta, to help Juve to the trophy.

If there is one thing he would bring to City, it is versatility. Whilst they have predominantly got issues at right-back, he has also played at left-back, and in the centre of midfield for Juve during his time at the club so far. That adaptability is surely something Guardiola would love to have available in his squad.

In terms of a price for Cambiaso, he could cost anywhere upwards of £67m, according to a report from GiveMeSport a couple of days ago. Given the money City have spent this winter, it is not clear if they could afford that deal.

However, perhaps this is not a signing City even need to make since they have another versatile full-back in the squad who is worth even more than Cambiaso.

The Man City star worth more than Cambiaso

The player in question here is academy graduate Rico Lewis. It has been an extraordinary rise to the top for the Englishman, who is now fully capped by his country. Within the last two and a half seasons, he has gone from being an academy prospect to an important player for his boyhood club.

Indeed, Lewis, who hails from Bury, has played 80 games for the Citizens so far, after making his debut in 2022/23. He has a similar number of goal involvements to Cambiaso, with four goals and eight assists for Guardiola’s side so far.

That included a strike in his first-ever Champions League start, a 3-1 win at home to Sevilla.

Like the Italian defender, Lewis is a Swiss army knife, able to play in a multitude of positions. So far in his short City career, Guardiola has been able to call upon him to play right across the backline and all over midfield, including as a number 10.

Position

Games

G/A

Right-back

31

4

Defensive midfield

18

6

Left-back

10

1

Central midfield

5

1

Right-midfield

4

0

Attacking midfield

1

0

Centre-back

1

0

According to CIES Football Observatory, the young England defender is valued at as high as £73m, slightly more than the £67m-rated Juventus man. That certainly begs the question, do City actually need to break the bank for Cambiaso?

They already have someone who is of a similar profile; a versatile player who excels at right-back but can also slot into midfield, and is comfortable inverting. Whilst Cambiaso is an exciting player, they have a “special talent” of their own in Lewis, as football statistician Statman Dave described him.

Perhaps it is smarter for City to save the money and for Guardiola to put his faith in Lewis and give him a run as the first-choice right-back.

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Newcastle United have enjoyed life under Eddie Howe, recently reaching their second cup final in three years, with a Champions League campaign sandwiched in between.

More importantly, the Magpies have risen from the Premier League’s lower rabble to become a genuine force, pushing for a top-four finish and a sustained seat at Europe’s pre-eminent table.

While there has been PSR-related transfer frustration recently, it’s hard to argue against the success of Howe’s market strategy since joining the Tynesiders.

Howe's best Newcastle signings

Anthony Gordon arrived on Tyneside with plenty of detractors, but after claiming Newcastle’s Player of the Year award for 2023/24 and carrying his form into the current campaign, he and his manager’s decision have been vindicated.

Before that, Bruno Guimaraes’ arrival from Lyon was one of the major watershed events, with the Brazil midfielder now considered one of the best in the business, worth £100m and coveted by Manchester City in January.

Certainly, not all of Newcastle’s transfer triumphs have been the big-money buys. Dan Burn was one of the first to join the project, leaving Brighton for his boyhood club in a deal worth just £13m. The value for money has been immense.

However, perhaps obviously, Newcastle’s most emphatic and significant acquisition over the past several years has got to be that of the club-record man.

Howe's best Newcastle signing

You know who. Alexander Isak has been regarded as one of Europe’s most promising forwards since his days as a peripheral member at Borussia Dortmund, but ever since leaving Real Sociedad and joining Newcastle in a £63m package, he’s gone from strength to strength.

Earlier this season, Magpies legend Alan Shearer hailed the Sweden international as a “world-class assassin” in front of goal and it’s clear to see why.

He’s coming into his own. Across all competitions in 2024/25, Isak has scored 19 goals and supplied five more assists across 28 matches, instrumental beyond league football – for example, dominating Arsenal over two legs to reach the final of the Carabao Cup.

Premier League – Top Scorers (24/25)

Rank

Player

Apps

Goals (per 90)

1

Mohamed Salah

24

22 (0.93)

2

Erling Haaland

24

19 (0.80)

3

Alexander Isak

22

17 (0.85)

3=

Chris Wood

24

17 (0.79)

5

Cole Palmer

24

14 (0.60)

5=

Bryan Mbeumo

24

14 (0.58)

Stats via Premier League

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is the only player to have scored 5+ goals at a faster rate this season, with Jamie Carragher piling onto the praise to dub Isak as “the best striker in the Premier League.”

When Newcastle paid £63m for this young and relatively untested centre-forward, you’d be forgiven for saying it was a gamble. But it’s paid off – handsomely.

While rumours of Isak’s sale persist, it would take suitors such as Arsenal to break the bank, with the 25-year-old understood to have a market value in excess of £150m, as reported by The Telegraph, which would make him the most expensive player in English football history, were he to be transferred this summer.

Let’s hope that he remains at St. James’ Park for many years to come, but if he is to go, Newcastle have well and truly hit the jackpot on their club-record signing, remarkably set to bank an £87m profit.

This would placate PSR, for sure. And then, with Howe’s track record in the market, it feels like the reinvestment could actually sustain Newcastle’s new-found position of prominence for many years to come.

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Sydney Thunder have signed Pakistan legspinner Usman Qadir to bolster their bowling attack for the BBL.He will chiefly provide cover for Tanveer Sangha who has yet to play this season due a stress fracture of his back. Qadir is the fourth overseas player on Thunder’s list alongside Alex Hale, Rilee Rossouw and Fazalhaq Farooqi with a team able to field three in an XI.Farooqi, the Afghanistan quick bowler, was a recent signing after David Willey withdrew from his deal having been Thunder’s platinum signing in the overseas player draft earlier this year.Related

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Qadir, who has played 23 T20Is for Pakistan, has previous BBL experience having played for Perth Scorchers and three years ago had declared an ambition to play for Australia before pursuing his international career with Pakistan.His record for Scorchers was modest with six wickets in seven matches with an economy rate of 8.45. He was a reserve player for Pakistan at the recent T20 World Cup in Australia.”Usman joins us with plenty of experience, having represented Pakistan, and playing in T20 leagues around the world,” Andrew Gilchrist, the head of Sydney Thunder, said. “Importantly, he has firsthand knowledge of Australian conditions, he played for Western Australia and South Australia’s Futures League, so he knows what to expect.”Thunder begin their BBL campaign on the opening day of the tournament against Melbourne Stars in Canberra.Qadir’s father, Abdul, who died in 2019, was recently inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.Sydney Thunder squad Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner.

حقق فريق بيراميدز، فوزًا تاريخيًا على منافسه صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي، بهدفين مقابل هدف، في المباراة التي انتهت منذ قليل ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، ليتوج باللقب الأول له على المستوى القاري.

والتقى بيراميدز مع ماميلودي صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي، ضمن إياب نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، على ملعب استاد الدفاع الجوي.

وأحرز فيستون مايلي هدف بيراميدز الأول في الدقيقة 23 من عمر الشوط الأول، بتسديدة قوية من داخل منطقة الجزاء سكنت الشباك.

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وجاء هدف بيراميدز الثاني في الدقيقة 56 من عمر الشوط الثاني، بعد عرضية من محمد الشيبي قابلها أحمد سامي برأسية سكنت الشباك.

وقلص فريق صن داونز الفارق في الدقيقة 75 عن طريق إكرام راينرز، بعد كرة عرضية أبعدها أحمد سامي بشكل خاطئ، فتابعها راينرز بتسديدة سكنت المرمى.

وتأهل بيراميدز إلى نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا بعد الفوز على أورلاندو بايرتس الجنوب إفريقي، بنتيجة 3-2 في مجموع مباراتي الذهاب والإياب لدور نصف النهائي.

ويعد لقب بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا هو أول لقب قاري لفريق بيراميدز في سجلات البطولات الإفريقية لديه.

ويعد بيراميدز من الأندية حديثة العهد في الكرة المصرية، حيث تأسس تحت اسم “الأسيوطي” عام 2008، قبل أن يتحول إلى بيراميدز عام 2018، بعدما اشتراه المستشار السعودي تركي آل الشيخ، ومنذ ذلك الوقت استطاع تحقيق نتائج قوية جعلته أحد الأضلاع الرئيسية في مصر، إلى جوار الأهلي والزمالك، ولم يحقق سوى بطولة واحدة في تاريخه، حيث توج بكأس مصر في الموسم الماضي على حساب زد، علمًا بأن ملكية النادي السماوي انتقلت من تركي آل الشيخ إلى الإماراتي سالم الشمسي، بعد عام واحد من شراء المستشار السعودي للنادي. أهداف مباراة بيراميدز وصن داونز في نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe admitted that some of the club’s decisions in the January transfer window were made with PSR rules in mind.

The Magpies have to be within the profit and sustainability rules and that did not give them much wiggle room for transfers, and the manager revealed that Miguel Almiron’s move to Atlanta United on a permanent deal – with no replacement coming in – was sanctioned due to PSR reasons.

Atlanta reportedly splashed out a fee of £11m to sign the Paraguay international last month, which has left Howe a man short in the forward department.

Newcastle will now be hoping that they do not live to regret cashing in on Almiron and that his value does not rise, in the same way that they will not regret selling Allan Saint-Maximin in 2023.

How much Newcastle sold Allan Saint-Maximin for

Back in the summer of 2023, Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli swooped in to sign the French winger for a reported fee of £30m, as Howe decided to move on from the talented forward.

Market Movers

Saint-Maximin initially signed for the Magpies from Nice, when Steve Bruce was in charge, ahead of the 2019/20 campaign and enjoyed four seasons at St. James’ Park.

Bruce described the 27-year-old wizard as a player “who’d excite everybody” and Saint-Maximin went on to rack up 13 goals and 21 assists in 124 appearances in all competitions.

Despite his skillful nature on the pitch, the French forward did not contribute with goals and assists at an exceptional rate, and the £30m fee that the club raked in for him was worth taking.

Allan Saint-Maximin's plummeting value

The experienced forward’s declining value since his exit from St. James’ Park also shows that Newcastle hit the jackpot when they landed £30m for his services.

Saint-Maximin only scored four goals in 30 matches during the Saudi Pro League season last term, although he did provide ten assists for his teammates.

He was then sent out on loan to Fenerbahce in Turkey for the 2024/25 campaign and the ex-Magpies star has managed three goals and four assists in 22 matches across the Super Lig and the Europa League.

June 2023

£30m (reported fee)

October 2023

£20m

December 2023

£17m

June 2024

£15m

December 2024 – present

£14m

As you can see in the table above, Saint-Maximin’s value has plummeted since his move away from St. James’ Park and currently sits at just £14m, less than half of the fee that Al-Ahli paid for him.

Therefore, Newcastle hit gold when they cashed in on the French attacker because his value has decreased by £16m in less than two years since his move to Saudi Arabia.

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The Magpies will now be hoping that Almiron’s market value follows a similar trend, as it would mean that the decision to cash in on him for £11m was a wise one, rather than one that they will live to regret.