NEWCASTLE suffered a major blow when Manchester United won the FA Cup - as it denied them European football next season.
It is the first setback since the Saudis took over 31 months ago.
Dropping out of Europe, after being in the Champions League, causes a £40m drop in income at least, and raises a number of issues:
Could Newcastle lose their best players? The biggest risk of the summer.
Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes are title-winning, Champions Leagueelite. A good transfer window would be to hang on to both, no matter who else is signed.
Arsenal love Isak, who bagged 25 goals this season. Newcastle are talking £200m to put off buyers.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 28, 2024 من Daily Star.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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