Newcastle United have loved one other profitable season in entrance of objective, scoring 78 instances within the Premier League this season, with solely Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool discovering the again of the web on extra events.
Alexander Isak has been Eddie Howe‘s important man as soon as once more this marketing campaign, scoring 24 instances in 37 outings in all competitions – making him the Magpies’ prime scorer.
Anthony Gordon has loved his finest season in black and white, scoring 11 instances over the course of the marketing campaign, bagging himself double figures for the primary time in his profession.
Regardless of the duo’s wonderful goalscoring type, the Magpies have lacked objectives from a 3rd attacker, with the membership probably reaching the Champions League as soon as extra had that they had a constant expertise on the right-hand facet.
Harvey Barnes has not too long ago been the participant to fill the void, however his damage troubles this season have restricted his recreation time for Howe’s facet, with huge expectations on his shoulders after his £38m transfer from Leicester Metropolis final summer season.
Nevertheless, one participant has appeared a shadow of his former self at St James’ Park this season, with the membership desperately needing to chop their losses through the upcoming switch window.
Miguel Almiron’s stats at Newcastle United
After his sensational goalscoring run final season, which noticed the attacker rating eight objectives in simply 9 Premier League video games, Miguel Almiron has failed to duplicate any of his good type below Howe this marketing campaign.
He is featured 42 instances in all competitions this marketing campaign however has produced the second-lowest tally of objective returns out of the Magpies forwards, solely forward of Barnes, who has performed 22 fewer video games than Almiron.
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Newcastle’s attackers’ stats in 23/24 |
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Participant |
Objectives |
Assists |
Whole |
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Alexander Isak |
24 |
1 |
25 |
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Anthony Gordon |
11 |
11 |
22 |
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Callum Wilson |
10 |
1 |
11 |
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Jacob Murphy |
2 |
7 |
9 |
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Miguel Almiron |
5 |
3 |
8 |
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Harvey Barnes |
4 |
3 |
7 |
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Stats through Transfermarkt |
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The Paraguayan suffered a knee damage within the comeback win towards West Ham United, with the attacker making his return off the bench within the win over Burnley final weekend after a close to two-month absence.
Nevertheless, Newcastle’s present chief government Darren Eales has beforehand recommended that the membership should promote gamers earlier than making any main signings because of the constraints of FFP.
Though the £60k-per-week winger stays contracted with the Magpies till 2026, his current troubles together with his lack of inventive output and accidents show he is not on the degree required, with Howe needing to brutally sacrifice the winger to permit for wanted funding to take the membership again in the direction of the Champions League locations.
On account of his lack of influence on the Magpies’ first group, his market worth has taken successful, with the membership additionally needing to chop their losses earlier than it plummets any additional.
Miguel Almiron’s market worth in 2024
Over 5 years on from his £20m transfer from Atlanta United within the MLS, Almiron has seen a gradual decline in his worth lately, with the attacker now solely valued at £17.2m, as per Soccer Observatory.
His drop has seen homegrown expertise Sean Longstaff overtake him by way of valuation, with the 26-year-old price £25.8m regardless of costing the membership nothing after coming by means of the Magpies’ youth system.
With Almiron now aged 30 and coming in the direction of the again finish of his skilled profession, it’s pivotal that Howe and the PIF promote the attacker for as a lot as doable, together with his price ticket solely going to say no within the years forward – amid studies that he might nicely depart St James’ Park this summer season.
He is been a beneficial participant for the membership since his big-money transfer, however sadly, the facet has higher alternate options within the remaining third, with the membership needing to stop any loss on the £20m charge by offloading him forward of subsequent time period.
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