I mean, I can't tell if you are being sarcastic mate, but yes that is the key. Newcastle have mostly signed safe PL players for hefty fees, but still managed to get Guimarães, Isak and Tonali when the club wasn't all that.
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So what you're saying is all we need is a statement signing to signal to the world that we mean business . Then that will turn the heads of other potential targets ? That's genius yet so simple, nice one 👍. Hopefully the club can see this too.