Rémy – A long term target of Newcastle United dating back to that 2009 season

It seems as if Newcastle United’s attempts to lure Andy Carroll back to St.James’ Park for a fee in the region of £15m has reached an impasse. Brendan Rodgers has today commented that nothing less than £20m will give any prospective clubs the chance to talk to Carroll, with the price tag a tad too high for Mike Ashley’s liking. A fee in the region of £15-17m had been mooted by NUFC officials but it seems as if Liverpool aren’t in any rush to sit down at the table with any Tyneside representatives after what has happened in the last year. Even if Newcastle United [Read more →]

Ben Arfa - Starting to show his raw potential in a Newcastle United shirt

I think it is fair to say that Hatem Ben Arfa played his best ever 75 minutes in a Newcastle United shirt last Sunday against West Brom. His touch, pace, movement and vision crafted two goals for Papiss Cissé, before taking time out to score a beautiful effort himself. He didn’t put a foot wrong all game long and ran riot any time he got the ball to his feet. If he wasn’t setting up an attempt [Read more →]

Ben Arfa - Wants to play for Newcastle United and is looking for permanent deal

We may well be in for an early Christmas present with the new that Hatem Ben Arfa, could be quite close to a permanent deal at Newcastle United. The French winger who joined this summer thanks to Chris Hughton, played less than five games, in which he scored a stunner against Everton at Goodison Park, in an excellent away win. Unfortunately, the terrible tackler that is Nigel [Read more →]

Ben Arfa - Will fly to Newcastle United to complete the loan move

One thing’s for sure – Jean Claude Dassier likes talking and talk he will. According to GOAL.com, who can often be well off the mark on transfer stories, Ben Arfa will finally complete his long forlorn move to Newcastle United in the next couple of days. Now, we’re only telling you what’s in the news, but I’d be fairly sure that the Frenchman will indeed make the trip to [Read more →]