Newcastle can safely be called the main anti-hero of the EPL. Another contender for this title is Tottenham, who at the transfer stage showed a complete lack of interest in the replenishment of the line-up.
The club not only didn’t buy anyone, but it did not sell, too, which caused a number of ridicule.
However, in this respect the winner is definitely Newcastle, whose owner showed phenomenal stinginess this season.
It should be recalled that in the past seasons, Ashley did not recourse to such drastic measures.
So, in 2015-2016 he spent more than 100 million Euro on the lineup. Thus, the club acquired such players as:
- Georginio Wijnaldum;
- Aleksandar Mitrovic;
- Florian Thauvin;
- Jonjo Shelvey;
- Andros Townsend.
However, a large number of transfers did not bring the expected results, and the club popped out of the League. Analyzing Ashley's decisions, one can conclude that the only really useful step was the appointment of Rafael Benitez, who managed to save the club.
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This player was hardly of great benefit to Napoli or Real. However, in Newcastle he became the central player, who managed to bring the club to good results in epl, considering not the best lineup.
Ashley Politics
Newcastle has been surrounded by rumors about its sale, but its owner does not dare to take such a harsh step. At the moment, the main problem of the club is Ashley’s failure to fulfill the promises he gave.
He repeatedly stated that the club should purchase and sell players actively, to work, in other words.
Against the background of such statements, the current actions of the owner cause a particularly bad reaction.
Thus, the fans even protested against Ashley, because they believe that he leads the club to complete destruction.
It is worth recalling that this summer budget for the "magpies" has become very modest. The club earned about 47 million on players sale, of which only 35 were spent on the lineup.
It is worth noting that for Newcastle this amount is rather modest. While considering this issue it is also important to take into account television broadcasts and matches, visited by tens of thousands of fans.
In addition, the club might face the departure of the manager Rafael Benitez, who simply can not realize his potential.
It is worth noting that he has done a great job, but useless work bothers everyone with time. This outcome will be another significant blow to the development of Newcastle.