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Bristol City (a)
Applications close Tue 07.07, 2pm
Valencia (a)
Applications open Tue 07.07, 2pm
** Home Cup scheme deadline
Mon 13.07, 5pm
**
Incoming:
Baz is a Mag - official
Newcastle announced the signing of left winger Bazoumana Toure
from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim on Sunday. A fee of around £43m is
reported, although officially undisclosed.
The 20 year-old Ivory Coast international flew to Tyneside with his
representatives on Thursday, with social media images
then circulating on Friday of him inside SJP.
Toure's participation at the World Cup Finals ended with Ivory
Coast's defeat by Norway on Tuesday, having made three appearances
(one start and two from the bench).
He moved from
Swedes Hammarby to Hoffenheim in January 2025 transfer
window, netting five times last season.
Toure becomes the third Ivorian
to represent United after Cheick Tiote and the rather
less-celebrated loan flop, Seydou Doumbia.
The Magpies previously did business with Hoffenheim in 2019,
purchasing Joelinton for a claimed £40m fee.
Toure is reportedly represented by Unique Sports Group, whose
other clients include Anthony Gordon, Jacob Ramsey, Malick Thiaw and
Lewis Miley.
PS: The Magpies are widely linked with
right-sided midfielder Johan Manzambi of Freiburg. The 20
year-old is part of the Swiss squad preparing to face Colombia in a
World Cup last 16 tie on Tuesday.
Giveaway:
Wrecking crew
A century on from the
General strike, a headline-grabbing incident in Northumberland
during May 1926 is dramatically recalled
at Newcastle's Theatre Royal this Sunday (12th).
"The Cramlington Train Wreckers" tells the true story of a
group of miners whose attempt to stop a coal train instead saw them
inadvertently derail a prestige passenger express - paying a heavy
price for their act of sabotage.
The last remaining seats are on sale
here
We have two tickets to give away for
Sunday's production and to be in with a chance of
winning, email your
answer to this question to
[email protected]
subject line Train:
Which passenger service did the Train Wreckers derail? Closing
date Noon on Thursday July 9th. NB: due to the short turnaound,
please don't enter unless you will be in a position to use the prize
this coming Sunday.
The prize is tickets x2 to the 7.30pm performance of Cramlington
Train Wreckers on Sunday 12 July 2026 at Newcastle Theatre Royal.
Please see
here for further performance information.
The prize is for the above performance only and is not transferable
and no cash alternative will be offered.
Tickets will be emailed to the winner prior to the day of the
performance.
PS: Ahead of Sunday's show in Newcastle, there are also performances
in Derry on Thursday and Belfast on Friday.
Update:
Deadline set for L7 Singing section moves
NUFC confirm that they continue to
accept requests from current season ticket holders to relocate into
a dedicated singing section at the North West Corner of Level 7.
These must be made by Friday week, July 17th.
More details are online
here
WC:
Last Mag standing
England F....
World Cup
updates:
Dan Burn (England) Mexico won 3-2
Dan finally saw some World Cup action, coming on for ten-man England
in the 75th minute, replacing former colleague Elliot Anderson when
they were holding on to a 3-2 lead.
There was no hiding place for the Newcastle defender, Burn recorded
as making six clearances in a manic finale. As he commented
later, "that game was made for me."
Sat 11.07.2026 Norway, Miami, 10pm (channel tbc)
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil)
Norway lost
1-2
A game to forget for the Magpie in New Jersey, seeing an early
penalty saved after a stuttering run up and later denied from close
range by the Norwegian goalkeeper.
Bruno was withdrawn seconds before Erling Haaland opened the scoring
in the 79th minute, with the first of his brace. Brazil pulled one
back from the spot deep in added time.
Dan Burn became the 36th different player to feature at
the World Cup Finals while on the books at SJP and the eleventh
representing the Three Lions (messrs Milburn, Broadis, Beardsley,
Shearer, Batty, Lee, Dyer, Owen, Trippier, Wilson and Burn).
He's the sixth current Magpie
to appear at this tournament, one more than the previous high of five
in 2014 and 2022.
SJP old boys still in play include Mikel Merino (Spain) plus
England's Elliot Anderson, Anthony Gordon and Ivan Toney.
Find
Coral's WC betting markets
online here
2026/27:
Away friendly tickets
Update: NUFC confirm that the away ticket transfer system
will not be in operation for either Bristol City or Valencia.
Bristol City (a) allocation: 3,407. £tbc.
ST holder applications open Mon 06.07.2026, 2pm
ST holder applications close Tue 07.07.2026, 2pm
Successful applicants notified by Wed 08.07.2026, 1pm
Seat selection opens Wed 08.07.2026, 2pm
Seat selection closes Fri 10.07.2026, 2pm
Prices (ST Holders):
Adult (22-64) £10
Senior (65+) £8
Young Adult (19-21) £8
Junior (12-18s) £5
Junior (U12s) £1
Valencia (a) allocation: 1,381. €tbc.
ST holder applications open Mon 06.07.2026, 2pm
ST holder applications close Tue 07.07.2026, 2pm
Successful applicants notified by Wed 08.07.2026, 1pm
Seat selection opens Wed 08.07.2026, 2pm
Seat selection closes Fri 10.07.2026, 2pm
Prices:
All categories £15
2026/27:
Germans return
Newcastle confirm that their pre-season programme will conclude with
home friendlies over successive days - although only one opponent
has been announced so far.
United will host Bundesliga outfit Bayer 04 Leverkusen at
Gallowgate in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday August 15th, with a 4pm
kick-off against a team tbc the following day.
Billed as the
VisitMalta Weekender 2026,
Sunday's men's game will be preceded by an NUWFC kickabout against
undisclosed opposition starting at 1pm.
Ticket prices and sale details are still to be confirmed.
Leverkusen will arrive on Tyneside following a midweek visit to
Nottingham Forest, having finished sixth last season to earn a place
in the Europa League.
Their only previous appearance at SJP was for a 1-3 Champions League
loss back in February 2003.
Former Toulouse coach Carles Martinez Novell has taken over from
Kasper Hjulmand since Newcastle's 2-2 draw at the BayArena in the
Champions League last December.
This is the fifth successive season that Eddie Howe's side have
rounded off their preparations with a home double header. At least
one Spanish club has visited each year, but that's not possible in
2026 as La Liga begins that weekend.
2022/23 Atalanta (Italy) won 1-0
2022/23 Athletic Bilbao (Spain) won 2-1
2023/24 Fiorentina (Italy) won 2-0
2023/24 Villarreal (Spain) won 4-0
2024/25 Girona (Spain) won 4-0
2024/25 Brest (France) won 1-0
2025/26 Espanyol (Spain) drew 2-2
2025/26 Atletico Madrid (Spain) lost 0-2
Claims that AS Roma were lined up as opposition proved to be false,
with the Serie A side playing a friendly against Borussia Dortmund
in Germany that weekend.
Outgoing:
Sandro away
Latest: Tonali's transfer was
announced on Monday, the player taking to social media with a
message for Newcastle fans that appears to be AI-generated.
The reference to his "son born during my time here" in that
statement was at least accurate, that birth taking place in a
private hospital in London last January, not Tyneside.
Earlier: Newcastle's second
high-profile player departure of the summer was sealed on Wednesday, after a deal taking Sandro Tonali to Tottenham Hotspur
was finalised.
Tonali was spotted flying from Milan to London on Thursday
to complete the formalities of his medical.
A fee of £92.5m was agreed plus £7.5m in add-ons, with the 26
year-old Italian international midfielder collecting a weekly wage
of £275K - more than double his current earnings and enough to
offset the stigma of joining a side who have finished seventeenth in
each of the last two seasons...
The first player to swap the Magpies for Cockerels since Moussa
Sissoko almost a decade ago, Tonali is set to make his PL home debut
for Spurs against United in late August.
Although there was some noise about rumoured interest from
Manchester City, that failed to translate into an actual bid,
leaving Spurs as the only serious suitors for Tonali.
On that basis the Magpies look to have done good business for a
player who, like Anthony Gordon, clearly saw his future away from
Tyneside and whose variable displays contributed to our own mediocre
domestic campaign. Avoiding another damaging Alexander Isak-style
saga is also refreshing.
Inbound recruitment though is where the real interest lies - which
will help to answer the imponderable question of whether there's
enough of a "project" to prevent Bruno Guimaraes from joining what
would become an exodus.
Rightly described as talismanic by one writer in recent days, the
monetary value of the 28 year-old currently producing on a global
stage at the World Cup for Brazil may be at his maximum, but his
exit really would trigger alarm bells.
2026/27:
Home Cup scheme info
Season ticket holders are now able to log on their NUFC account and
sign up for both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup home ticket scheme
guaranteeing places for this season.
The deadline for both schemes is 5pm on Mon 13.07.2026
and as previous seasons have shown, there's no scope to sign up
after that point.
Separate sign-ups are required for each scheme and success can be
checked by the appearance of one (or both) on your cup scheme menu.
No confirmation email(s) are generated.
2026/27 home cup pricing:
Carabao Cup: £22/£28 adults*
FA Cup: £35/£40 adults*
(2025/26 prices were Carabao £20/£25 and FA £30/£35)
* Last season's decision to charge more for home Champions League
ties after the group stage has been extended to domestic home cup
ties this season.
Any home Carabao Cup or FA Cup Quarter-final or Semi-Final ties will
be subject to as-yet undisclosed prices.
United enter the Carabao Cup in the regionalised Second Round on or around Wed 26.08.2026.
They should learn their opponents on or around Mon 10.08.2026.
The usual FA Cup Third Round ties will take place on or around Sat 09.01.2027, with the draw for that staged on or around Sun 06.12.2026.
U21s:
Moors v Mags
National League North side Spennymoor Town confirm that they
will host Newcastle U21s in pre-season, the Magpies visiting Brewery
Field on Thursday July 30th at 7pm.
The game comes ahead of United U21s staging a training camp at
the Pinatar Arena in Spain, after which Robbie Stockdale's side
visit St. Mirren for a behind closed doors fixture on
Wednesday August 12th at 12.30pm.
EFL Trophy:
Bantams, Millers
and Minstermen
The draw for the Group Stage of the EFL Trophy
placed
Newcastle's U21 side in Northern Group Section C,
handing them visits to League One Bradford City and League Two
duo Rotherham United and York City.
Match dates are awaited
Update:
Staying, going etc.
Squad updates:
Senior players signed (2):
Ewen Jaouen, Bazoumana Toure
Contracts extended (2):
Mark Gillespie,
Fabian Schar (both to 2027)
Senior players out of contract (5):
Emil Krafth, Kieran Trippier, John
Ruddy, Matt Targett,
Max Thompson.
Senior player loan expired (1):
Aaron Ramsdale (returned to Southampton)
Senior players sold (2):
Anthony Gordon (Barcelona),
Sandro Tonali (Spurs)
Senior player loaned (1):
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville)
Development squad players out of contract (15):
Will Anderson, Joe Brayson, Thomas Bryant,
Jude Cogdon, Adam Harrison, Alfie Harrison,
Kayden Lucas, Charlie McArthur,Alex O'Donovan, Darren
Palmer, James Taylor, Matty Taylor, Ciaran Thompson, Ezra Tika-Lemba,
Mo Waddani.
Development squad player sold (1):
Travis Hernes (Groningen)
Unlikely lads:
Comings and goings
SJP old boys on the move recently include:
Tom Allen was Darlington, now Hebburn Town
Elliot Anderson was Nottingham Forest, now Man City
Demba Ba now Le Havre (Sporting Director)
Dan Barlaser was Boro, now MK Dons
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Habib Beye left Marseille (Head Coach)
Joe Brayson now
George Washington University
Adam Campbell left Hartlepool United
John Carver left Lechia Gdansk (Manager)
Ian Cathro left Estoril, now St.Etienne (Head Coach)
Michael Chopra now Trethomas Bluebirds
Lee Clark was Rotherham, now Hartlepool (Manager)
Steve Clarke left Scotland (Coach)
Luuk de Jong left Porto
Martin Dubravka was Burnley, now Spurs
Damien Duff now Brentford (Coach)
Kieron Dyer now Southend United (Manager)
Rob Elliot was Gateshead, now Carlisle (Manager)
Ludwig Francillette was Morecambe, now Oxford City
Ryan Fraser left Western Sydney Wanderers
Macauley Gillesphey was Charlton, now Bradford City
Alex Gilliead left Shrewsbury Town
Isaac Hayden left QPR
Chris Hogg now Northampton Town (Manager)
Joselu left Al-Gharafa
Jamaal Lascelles left Leicester City
Robert Lee now Hornchurch (Director of Football)
Jamal Lewis left Preston North End
Kevin Mbabu left Midtjylland
Charlie McArthur now York City
Steve McClaren now Rotherham (Head of Football)
James Milner left Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael O'Neill left Blackburn Rovers (Manager)
Scott Parker left Burnley (Manager)
Brian Pinas left Feyenoord (Coach)
Matt Ritchie was Reading, now Bournemouth (Tech Dir)
Callum Roberts was Scunthorpe, now Notts County
Allan Saint-Maximin was RC Lens,
now Charlotte FC
Mo Sangare left Morecambe
Josh Scott was Bishop Auckland, now West Auckland
Danny Simpson now Arabian Falcons (player/coach)
Islam Slimani left Cluj
Elias Sorensen was Valerenga, now PEC Zwolle
Dylan Stephenson was Dagenham, now Darlington
Louis Storey was Gateshead, now Carlisle United (Coach)
James Tavernier left Rangers
Steven Taylor now Desert Falcons (Manager)
Kieran Trippier now Wolves
Jake Turner left Gillingham
Jay Turner-Cooke was Halifax, now Shrewsbury Town
Dan Ward was South Shields, now Chester
Isaac Westendorf was Oxford City, now Torquay United
Georginio Wijnaldum left Al-Ettifaq
Mike Williamson now South Shields (Manager)
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