Newcastle United transfer news and updates as Magpies 'close in' on signing of Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly. Eddie Howe's side have also been linked with signing James Trafford from Burnley whilst Ryan Fraser has been linked with a move away from the club.
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00:00So, I guess tonight a closing in on the signing of Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly. Now Kelly
00:06will leave Bournemouth as a free agent and it seems as though his destination will be
00:11St James' Park. You know, plenty of reports today, which is on Tuesday 11th June, if you
00:17are wondering. Plenty of reports today suggesting that's almost completed. Medical booked in
00:22sort of in the coming days and weeks and that one will be confirmed as expected unless there
00:27is any issues with medical very soon. So, yeah, it's a solid start of the window for
00:31Newcastle. Kelly will provide lots of Premier League experience. He's still only 25, so
00:36you know, he's still got a few years before he's in his prime, but it'd be, one has said,
00:41lots of Premier League experience. Worked with Eddie Howe in the past, will be just
00:44for one year at Bournemouth. Howe's a big fan. He's talked about his leadership qualities,
00:48his maturity even as a 20-year-old back when they worked together. So, it's certainly one
00:51that will help bolster Newcastle's defence, both in the middle of the defence where Kelly
00:56plays predominantly, but he can also play on the left of defence, so that'll help Lewis
00:59Hall, Dan Byrne. The options there, they've got enough, but obviously with Sven Bottmann
01:03and Jamal Assel being out injured for a considerable time, you know, any sort of options that can
01:10get more bodies in essentially to cover them too is helpful. So, Kelly will be that. Is
01:15it the marker you signed everyone, you know, might have been hoping for? Is he one that
01:20will transform the team, you know, take them to a new level? Probably not, but it just
01:24helps get more options in. It helps strengthen their defence, which need a strengthen. That
01:29was one area of the squad they went in the window needing a strengthen, and with Kelly
01:33they've done that. Of course, they're missing out on Tosin Adeboyoyo, who's went to Chelsea.
01:38That was a big, you know, that was a big miss, but they've managed to hopefully get this
01:41Kelly deal over the line, which is a positive. And yeah, they can look forward to strengthen
01:45now in other areas of the pitch because they do, there are a few places they need to strengthen
01:49this summer, and a free transfer might not be, might not be, you know, the headline
01:55grabbing one, but it's one that will allow them, hopefully, to spend in other areas.
01:59We know that they want a right winger next year, maybe another striker. Could that be
02:05one who, you know, one player that fits both criteria? We don't know yet. They're looking
02:10at goalkeepers. We've seen Giorgio Mamadashvili, Aaron Ramsdale, James Trafford. He's the biggest,
02:14you know, he's the most likely one right now. So, there's plenty of places they're looking
02:18to strengthen. And of course, PSR is going to hit. I'm going to be seeing PSR a lot over
02:23the summer, but that is one that's going to hit, and signing Kelly on a free transfer
02:27will just help get someone in, again, primarily experienced, without having too much effect
02:34on their PSR sort of limits. So, yeah, it's a good start to the window, one that I guess
02:39we'll hope to press on with. Of course, the transfer window hasn't actually opened yet,
02:42that opens on Friday 14th June, so a couple of days yet. So, you know, there's still plenty
02:47of time, and the Euros are always going to be a complicating factor this summer. You know,
02:50I don't expect, I don't think many expect any big deals to be done, sort of, until mid-July,
02:55August, when the teams start coming back and really start, you know, their pre-season
02:58preparations. But yeah, Kelly in through the door will be a big boost for Newcastle,
03:03one that, you know, they're getting in early. They've covered that area of defence, left-back,
03:07centre-back, as mentioned. They've got an extra body in there. On, you know, for relatively
03:11cheap, of course, wages will be, they'll have to swallow that, but they can get rid of a couple
03:16of players, and that'll be covered. And yeah, it's a solid start for Newcastle, but one they
03:21need to press on with. I think many Newcastle fans expect them to sign, not go too much this
03:26window. I don't think anyone's expecting 10 or 11 transfers or anything like that, but I think
03:30three or four, Kelly will be the start of that, and if they can get a couple of big names in to
03:33improve that start on 11, then they'll have a, you know, they'll fancy themselves of having a good
03:37window. As mentioned, the goalkeeper is James Trafford, that's one that's looking like it's
03:41progressing, but right now I think the two clubs are still slightly apart in valuation. I think if
03:45they do come to an agreement, then that will be one that goes. I think Trafford will be keener
03:49to come to Newcastle. He might have to act as Nick Pope's deputy for a bit, but I can imagine
03:54that'll be one that, although he'll want the first team football, I think he'll relish being able to
03:58work under Pope, you know, under Howe and his coaching staff, and really become their long-term
04:04number one if that, if he does move to Newcastle. So that's one to keep an eye on. In terms of
04:08outgoings, we've always seen, you know, Miguel Almiron, Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff recently
04:13with Leicester, so there's going to be plenty of links with some of the players, and it'll be one
04:16where, unfortunately, everyone at Newcastle has their price, but that's the same with football
04:21across the board, really. But if Newcastle get a solid offer for any player this summer,
04:24you know, they're not going to turn it down, but that goes with last year, that goes with next
04:28year, it'll be the same every window. Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak, of course, two
04:32players I really want to keep hold of, and I think they will keep hold of them this summer,
04:35but again, if someone either triggers Bruno's release clause or bids silly money for Isak,
04:39then that's going to be something they have to consider as well. So it's going to be interesting
04:43to see who they can keep hold of, who they're willing to offload, trying to get a move,
04:48and they're going to have to sell players, unfortunately, that's just PSR. Again, that's
04:52just the way of life, if you can sell players, you can buy more players, and that's something
04:55they'll want to do, so player trading will be a big thing this summer. Again, some players who
04:59haven't really played too much off their wage books, we've seen Ryan Fraser recently being
05:03linked with a return to Southampton, now that's looking likely, you know, it's clear that from
05:08the player's side, that's a move he wants to do. I think Southampton are keen to do it, especially
05:11now they're in the Premier League, you know, he's going to bring plenty of Premier League experience,
05:15he had a great season with them last year, so that'll be one which I think will happen.
05:20But again, that's one that's just going to have to, it's going to take time,
05:23as I said, the transfer window's in open, yeah, so yeah, it's going to be a busy summer,
05:29lots of deals are going to happen in the background, lots of talk, lots of links,
05:34and yeah, it's certainly going to be an interesting summer at St James' Park,
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