Charles N’Zogbia has been linked to a good number of clubs this summer. Among the list of his suitors include Aston Villa, Arsenal, Liverpool and Sunderland. Who will win his signature remains to be seen; Sky Sports News have claimed that Aston Villa are in the driving seat at the moment, but a return to Newcastle isn’t out of the question.
N’Zogbia has reached the final year of his contract with Wigan and as such, the clubs previously mentioned have been put on high alert and hope to pick up the winger on the cheap. As for the player himself, he’s hardly hidden his desire to join a ‘bigger club’ and should he move on this summer, I’m sure most fans will wish him all the best.
The impetus may well be with Aston Villa at the moment, who are seeking a replacement for Ashley Young, but I believe that Alan Pardew should step up his interest in the player. Pardew recently announced on Total Sport that Newcastle are in the market for a striker and an attacking midfielder. Doesn’t Charles N’Zogbia fit the billing; could he be just the man Newcastle need?
Newcastle’s midfield may be somewhat packed at the moment, but I can still see a couple of others moving on this summer. It’s unclear whether the likes of Routledge, Guthrie and Barton will remain Newcastle players by the time September arrives.
Fans may remember that during his first stay with Newcastle, N’Zogbia didn’t like sitting on the bench and often spoke out against it. With the competition that Newcastle have for spaces in midfield, he may well find himself on the bench again on the odd occasion next season should he rejoin Newcastle. Has he matured enough to deal with this? Is he worth the big wages that he’s rumoured to be asking for?
In my opinion, yes. He’s a quality player and what’s more he’s a fighter: he almost single-handedly kept Wigan up last season. Newcastle are looking for players with the ability send them back up towards the top of the Premier League and N’Zogbia is just the man. N’Zogbia’s exit from Newcastle may not have been the most seemly of affairs, but given his current mentality and footballing prowess, I think the time is right to give him another chance.
I still hold that Newcastle’s number one transfer target this summer should be Daniel Sturridge but for me Charles N’Zogbia should come second on Alan Pardew’s transfer wish-list. It’s a big summer for Newcastle and I hope the right decisions are made.
Written by Harry Cloke
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I think zogs would be very good for us but I don’t think for one minute it’s going to happen.after fatash sold carroll he put a bid in for zogs which was refused as he hoped and prayed it would because it was a bid, in my opinion,to appease the fans.now we have the time to buy zogs no bid will be put in as fatash does not want to splash the cash that zogs would cost.
The Zog bid in January was put in so late that it was impossible to complete even if it had been accepted.
It was put in so ashley could phone Whelan and brag about getting 35M for Carroll.
I hope we do get Zog this time round but I can’t see Ashley spending too much more.
Which is a shame as he hasn’t spent anywhere near 35M + this years squad budget.
Windows still open so fingers crossed that he doesn’t rip off the season ticket holders, who endured some toothless performances because he didn’t spend last season.
Of course we wood. Bygones and all that.. anyway kinnear was a tit.
It’s sadly true that any debate is probably a waste of time, there has been no indication that the club plan to invest a single penny of the whopping £35mil on transfer fees… let alone the 9/10mil it would take to bring in a proven goalscoring midfielder such as the Zog.
* of course we WOULD… 🙂
no thanks
only the muppet brigade what him back the 1s with with low iq and very short memories
good player aye, but not worth the risk. twisty face little strop, he would be talking about how arsenal or real madrid want to sign him within a month!