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35 minutes agoCarrick: We'll keep working on Licha
Lisandro Martinez will miss Manchester United's Newcastle match due to injury, with several other defenders also unavailable or doubtful.
He's a young player who needs time to develop, as you can see now in Newcastle. So, I don't expect him to score 15 goals in Newcastle and then shoot us to a World Cup title. He's welcome to do that, but it would be extraordinary. I told him only last week to stay relaxed. We have trust in him.
And my feeling is that this is a deal that Arsenal would be prepared to advance and explore quite seriously if Tonali opens the door and says, 'I want to leave Newcastle and I'm prepared to stay in England.' This suggests Arsenal's interest hinges on Tonali's explicit commitment to the move and remaining in the Premier League.
Clearly, Woltemade is an issue for Newcastle. They're trying to work out what's best for him. Is he a No.10? Probably not. They try and play him in more of a midfield role... you see he can't press, because he hasn't got the legs, he hasn't got the energy to do what Eddie Howe's teams have done which have made Newcastle successful over the years.
Former Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has been linked with a move back to the Premier League. According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United are reportedly keen on the 26-year-old striker and have held talks with intermediaries about a potential move. The player currently earns 400,000 a week at Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, and it remains to be seen whether any Premier League club is willing to pay that kind of money for him.
The 24-year-old defender is currently on loan at Lens, and he has done quite well for them. Newcastle scouted him in action recently, as per TEAMtalk, and it remains to be seen whether they come forward with an option to sign him at the end of the season. The French outfit is also interested in making the move permanent, and they have an option to do so. It remains to be seen where the 24-year-old ends up.