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#19 Newcastle United
Players In: Joelinton, Kyle Scott, Jake Turner, Jetro Williams, Allan Saint-Maximin, Emil Krafth, Andy Carroll, Ludwig Francillette.
Players Out: Mohamed Diame, Cal Roberts, Josef Yarney, Tyrique Bartlett, Ayoze Perez, Joselu.
As soon as Rafa Benitez left the club by "mutual consent", the writing was on the wall. Newcastle are destined for the drop this season and I don't think anyone will really be too surprised if they are relegated. Mike Ashley doesn't seem to have the club's best interests at heart; his concern is simply making a profit by any means necessary, even if that means that the club suffer on the pitch as a result.
Benitez got the last laugh, however, as he joined Dalian Yifang and signed Newcastle's best striker last season on a permanent deal from West Brom. The Magpies were reportedly interested in signing Rondon as well after a sublime season-long loan with them, but he wanted to reunite with Rafa, not the club, which speaks volumes.
If you take a look at who Newcastle have signed this summer, there isn't anyone for fans to brag about. Yes, £40m was spent on Joelinton, but he's unproven at this level, and considering how poorly he's played thus far, Newcastle may have just wasted a lot of money.
Their most recent game was a 3-0 defeat to newly-promoted Norwich City. That says it all.
