Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier is a target for Galatasaray, who have until the Turkish transfer window closes on 11 February to sign the 34-year-old England international. (ESPN), external
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle have to "go and win it" now they have reached the Carabao Cup final, says former winger Chris Waddle.
The Magpies beat Arsenal 2-0 at St James' Park to win the semi-final 4-0 on aggregate.
They will now face either Tottenham or Liverpool at Wembley on 16 March as they look to claim their first domestic trophy since 1955.
"I have to say Newcastle were excellent across the two games and thoroughly deserved to go through to the final," Waddle told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Eddie Howe will enjoy the night, he'll tell his players to enjoy the occasion but they have to go to Wembley in a month or so and they've got to go and win it.
"It is a great achievement to get to a final but they will want to win it now. It will be a tough game against whoever it is."
Ex-England and Arsenal defender Matt Upson added: "We thought that the atmosphere would play a part in this game and it did. Newcastle took the game to Arsenal, they smothered them, kept the tempo high and didn't allow them to do anything.
"Newcastle were on it. They wanted this victory and their moment at Wembley, and they're going to get it."
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle manager Eddie Howe, speaking to Sky Sports: "It was a great night for us. It was a tough game but tactically we were good.
"The intention was to be aggressive and sometimes when you do that it doesn't always work. Today it did. I thought it helped to solidify our plan. We had to retreat at times but we were always in the game.
"The work [on the game plan] started on Monday, which is quick. The Champions League last year helped us to work on those two-day turnarounds. We do tweak things depending on the opposition. We felt we needed more height in the team, we wanted solidity at the back and we had to change in order to win the game.
"The players followed the instruction to the letter, they deserve the credit. Fabian [Schar] had big distances to cover in his job, tracking Declan Rice whether he dropped low or went wide or went central. At times he went right across the pitch. He is a good athlete and is very capable of doing it."
"We wanted to get pressure on them [William Saliba and Gabriel] and in order to do that we had to get bodies in the right areas and press high - that is how we decided to do it.
"You know you are playing against elite players and one mistake can make things difficult. We had to be ourselves, be [on the] front foot. If not, then it can quickly be 1-0 and 2-0 and then you are on the back foot.
"We had to work on set-plays as their set-play threat is so high. In the reverse fixture there were some moments where we got a bit lucky. Again, our team selection was based on having height, especially without Joelinton. We needed Dan Burn, Fabian Schar and Sven Botman. We defended the set plays really well today.
On returning to Wembley: "It is huge [to get back to Wembley]. The first appearance there was a bit unexpected, but the club we want to be we have to be there regularly, so it's not a surprise. We are there on merit, our run has not been easy this year, we've faced four Premier League teams, so we have done the hard yards.
"Hopefully we can learn from the last experience and improve our performance."
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes, speaking to Sky Sports: "Unbelievable performance from everyone and we must thank the fans as well. Here we go, another final for the club and hopefully we can win this one.
"I felt anxious before the game, [it was a] big game. Arsenal a top, top team but when we play like that we become an amazing team.
"Play like that and we can dream big. It would be amazing to get a trophy, it is my dream to do this.
"[Alexander] Isak is the best striker these days for me. For me, the manager is amazing. He deserves the credit."
Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon, speaking to Sky Sports: "It feels amazing. A proper team performance and we got the win. Our fans are never in question, they make it so difficult for the opposition and we did it the right way.
"We had a game plan we thought would work. Everyone knows we press. It is important for us to stay humble now. It will be a big occasion but it's so far away."
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League's record goalscorer Alan Shearer says Newcastle's Alexander Isak "deserves to be talked about in the same breath" as Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Manchester City's Erling Haaland.
Isak's 17 Premier League goals so far this season is only topped by Salah's 21 and Haaland's 19.
"He's right up there," Magpies great Shearer told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
"He's in the world-class mode, very similar to Haaland and to Salah. They've been doing it for perhaps a little bit longer than he has in the Premier League. He deserves to be talked about in the same breath as those two players."
Newcastle host Arsenal - who have been linked with a move for Isak - in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday and go into the game 2-0 up.
Asked if the Magpies can keep hold of their star man, Shearer said: "Absolutely.
"What will determine that is how well they do; if they get into a Champions League place this season.
"If Newcastle get the result and get to Wembley and, who knows, get that trophy then that will certainly help."
Shearer meets Isak to talk goals, idols and transfer speculation
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle's recent run of results is a "slight concern" but things are "all set up for a great night" going into Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Arsenal, says former captain Alan Shearer.
The Magpies take a 2-0 lead into the second leg at St James' Park but have lost two of their past three Premier League games against Fulham and Bournemouth.
"The players can forget what's gone on at the weekend," Shearer told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
"It's been an incredibly long time and we're well overdue a trophy, but you've got to go and earn it. You've got to go and get it and grab it.
"I guess there's a lot of fans waiting to click on the buttons to try to book transport, hotels and everything else to get down to Wembley.
"I have a feeling it's not going to be that easy. Newcastle never do things the easy way, so I'm expecting an up-and-down evening.
"It's a tricky situation because it's half-time, technically. You've got a 2-0 lead but Newcastle are at their very, very best when they're playing front-foot football, when they're responding to the crowd, when they show great energy and press from the front."
Newcastle United are leaning towards building a new stadium next to St James' Park. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
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Charlotte Robson
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesAnother transfer window over and what do Newcastle United have to show for it? A depleted squad and that is all, apparently.
As you can imagine, I am not that jazzed to have gone through a third successive window without strengthening our starting XI.
I understand that Profit and Sustainability rules must be adhered to and that, come June, we may be in a better position from that perspective to actually do some business in the summer. I get it.
But it is not the summer, it is the winter - and it is cold and miserable and I wanted a shiny new player to get excited about.
Newcastle's lack of depth has been exacerbated by the outgoings of Lloyd Kelly and Miguel Almiron. Eddie Howe said in his news conference on Tuesday that we are "lighter in numbers but high in quality" now.
It is true that Kelly and Almiron were not close to our regular starting XI and that we do have some really exceptional players in our squad, but they need to be able to rest. We saw at the weekend against Fulham what a tired squad looks like. We saw it when we were in the Champions League. We need back-up.
It is equally frustrating seeing teams around us in the table seemingly taking the gamble and strengthening their squads. Aston Villa have done some excellent business and are only four points off us.
I know January is not necessarily the best time to buy - prices are high and players are reluctant to move around mid-season, plus integration time. I know there is more at play.
However, to not take any sort of gamble when we really are in with a chance of finishing in a European place and have a pretty thin squad feels like a missed opportunity.
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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Arsenal at St James' Park (20:00 GMT). The Magpies lead 2-0 on aggregate.
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Howe said Joelinton is a doubt after wearing a "knee brace as a precaution" but "we will give him every chance to be fit". Callum Wilson is "coming back" and there is a possibility he will return for Wednesday, while Harvey Barnes and Jamal Lascelles remain out.
On Lloyd Kelly's deadline day move to Juventus: "We're in the world of trying to manage PSR. I'm trying to make decisions that benefit us in the long term, and this is one of those decisions. So Lloyd leaves with our best wishes. He's certainly shown exemplary attitude in this time here and I'm sure he'll do well in Italy, and it's an exciting new challenge for him."
It was a quiet window in terms of additions: "It was not a case really of looking at incomings, it was a case of trying to manage outgoings and trying to not weaken the squad to a point where the team is affected. The squad is lighter in numbers but high in quality, so I think managing injuries will be a big part of what we do now."
Asked if the summer window will look brighter, Howe said: "The past year we've been managing a situation where we had to make decisions that we wouldn't have necessarily made from a football perspective. Hopefully by being prudent and making good decisions now, in the future we won't be making those decisions and we'll be making purely football-based decisions."
On taking a 2-0 lead into Wednesday's second leg: "My message is we are at the halfway point in the tie. Against any opposition the game is still very much alive. We have to approach the game in a really positive and aggressive way, try to be ourselves. There will be no deviation from that. We are in a good position and need to make the most of every opportunity."
On how important will the St James' Park crowd be: "Us and the crowd have become a really potent team together and that's what we're going to need. We're going to need to absolutely engage all our supporters in our energy and body language, and use every power we possess to involve them."
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your comments on Lloyd Kelly's departure to Juventus.
Here are some of your comments:
Ross: Not been impressed when Kelly has played and often made costly mistakes. Great bit of business by Newcastle and surely helps with Profit and Sustainability rules as well.
Matt: He could have been good, given time and a gap in the squad, but with the offer on the table and £20m up for grabs in the summer, it is too good to turn down.
James: It is great business to get him for free and sell him for £20m so quickly, but this January has left us worryingly short at centre-back and right wing. Could still be a great season but a few injuries could be devastating.
Adam: Good luck to him. However, letting him and Miguel Almiron depart without investing and adding to the squad is a massive gamble with so much still to play for. I had hoped the dark days of blank transfer windows were gone after the takeover.
Carey: Most clubs have to focus on PSR - others can do what they want. Newcastle need to focus so this is an unreal deal for the club. I feel Kelly only joined Newcastle to fill a gap, but with Sven Botman now back and Lewis Hall in form he is not getting in the starting XI. If he can get playing regularly out in Italy, then he will do well.
Sujjaad: Amazing deal. He won't get a look in at Newcastle. With Botman returning, and Dan Burn being able to move to left-back, and also Matt Targett available, there is no need to keep him. Absolutely amazed that we can get £20m for him. Brilliant piece of business.
Newcastle are lining up a move for Bournemouth's Netherlands forward Justin Kluivert, 25, in case they lose Alexander Isak in the summer. (Sun), external
Newcastle and Tottenham could revive their interest in Crystal Palace's England defender Marc Guehi, 24, in the summer when he enters the final year of his deal, after Spurs had an offer rejected late in the January window. (Sky Sports), external
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Newcastle United defender Lloyd Kelly has completed his move to Italian giants Juventus.
The 26-year-old has moved on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the deal permanent for a fee understood to be £20m.
Kelly has made seven starts for the Magpies in all competitions this campaign, with a further seven substitute appearances.
He only joined Newcastle in the summer having left Bournemouth at the end of his contract.
What do you make of the deal, Magpies fans?
Too good to turn down or does his exit leave Newcastle light at the back?
We asked you what would ensure you are satisfied this deadline day.
Here are some of your comments:
Bob: I'd be satisfied with one solitary signing for the first-team squad. There is currently no cover at all for the wide forwards position and that's only going to risk the well-being of Antony Gordon and Jacob Murphy, two of Newcastle's key players.
Paul: The target for this window was to avoid losing big names. That target appears to have been met, but the possible departure of Lloyd Kelly leaves defensive cover looking slim. If we either keep Kelly, or sell him with a centre-back loaned in to cover, with no other late outgoings, I'll be happy.
Elliott: Sign Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest because we need a new right winger.
Ian: Minimum requirement is not to lose key players. If we can offload a couple of goalkeepers, that would be good. Why on earth we have the number we have is beyond me and why we are closing a third window with so little activity generally, is also beyond me.
Dale: I don't think next will do any business, unfortunately, but I hope we get another wide man in. I would have taken Marcus Rashford on loan.
Ernie: Realistically, getting rid of some fringe/crocked players would be good business. We need right-wing competition for Murphy.
It's the last day of the winter transfer window and Premier League clubs have until 23:00 GMT to complete their business.
We'll bring you all the news, views, twists and turns as the clock ticks down to deadline.
Newcastle will allow defender Lloyd Kelly to leave for Juventus in a deal that will be made permanent for £20m in the summer. (Mail, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle United fan and comedian Jack Robertson joined the Total Sport podcast to discuss his memories of Miguel Almiron, after his £8m move to Atlanta United.
Asked to pick out his favourite memory from Almiron's time at St James' Park, Robertson said: "His first goal in the PSG game is an obvious one, even though it wasn't the most extravagant thing.
"He was just so quick getting there and seeing us score the first goal in a game like that was such a relief. He was the perfect player to do it because he really represented how far we had come at that point.
"When he first came here, I remember him getting thrown around because he was so small. I used to think: 'How is that happening?' and I thought he wasn't going to fit in, but then he did."
Newcastle lost at home to Fulham on Saturday and Robertson reflected on a "dicey but natural" season for Eddie Howe's side.
"I think some fans get too scared and too worried. It's so funny because the standards have gone up on all sides but I'm someone that feels sorry for the runts of the pack.
"When we are losing, I think: 'It's all right - we aren't in a bad spot'. I definitely don't get as nervous now when I look at the fixtures. It is nice to look at the games and think we will give everyone a match'.
"We are just about gripping on to Alexander Isak for dear life, but it has been so nice to see that elevated level of class in the games. That's what I'm watching it for, to see Newcastle be a real competing team up there and be world class."
