Newcastle united new signings can continue 'cartel' disruption amid huge claim

NEWCASTLE UNITED ARE LOOKING TO FURTHER THEIR DEVELOPMENT THIS SUMMER AND TAKE ON THE 'BIG SIX' 09:00, 02 Jun 2025 Newcastle United will be aiming for a Premier League title

challenge if they get their transfer business absolutely spot on this summer. That's the view of former Magpies forward Louis Saha, who believes the club have taken a 'huge

step' in their bid to establish themselves as one of the dominant players in the Premier League. The Magpies went into the last couple of games of the campaign still in with a chance of

finishing as runners-up ahead of Arsenal. That faint hope was dashed by defeat at the Emirates Stadium and United ended the season scraping into fifth spot after defeat against Everton in

the last game of the season. Champions Liverpool comfortably claimed the title by 10 points after running away from the rest of the league, but Newcastle showed they can compete with Arne

Slot's side, holding them to a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James' Park and beating them at Wembley to lift the Carabao Cup. Newcastle know they need four signings this summer to be

able to compete on all fronts with Champions League football a huge carrot for potential new players. And in a huge statement of belief, Saha says there is no reason why they can't have

a proper tilt at the No 1 spot if they get their recruitment right. Article continues below "They can definitely challenge for the title next season," he told 10 Bet. "I

think winning the League Cup, and getting Champions League money next season, it’s a huge step and it allows them to build further under Eddie Howe. "I think they’ve done brilliantly

with how they’ve managed their progress. They’ve already experienced Champions League football under Eddie Howe and they didn’t let it knock them off their stride too much, they continued to

get better. "They’ve had to manage some tough times, like Sandro Tonali’s ban, but both he and they came back really strong, and they’ve built an exciting team to watch. "Not just

that, they have some of the best fans in the world, so with two or three quality signings, they will be so much stronger. They need a few more players to cope with injuries and the physical

demands of being in both competitions." Newcastle's continued emergence offers a real threat to the traditional Big Six and the fact they are now being discussed as potential

title challengers shows why there was so much opposition from the so-called 'cartel' to the Saudi-led takeover in 2021. Their rivals have already started strengthening themselves

this summer. Liverpool have added Jeremie Frimpong to their squad in a £29.5million move from Bayer Leverkusen while they are hoping to tie up the signing of Florian Wirtz from the German

side in what could be a British transfer record of around £120m. Manchester City have announced they are hoping to add players to their ranks before they head into the Club World Cup, with

Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan and French playmaker Rayan Cherki among their targets. Arsenal are interested in Benjamin Sesko as they aim to solve their striker problem, while Chelsea have

already pipped the Magpies to the signing of Liam Delap and are also interested in Hugo Ekitike. And Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur - who took on each other in the Europa League

final despite appalling league finishes - will also strengthen, with the former having already announced the capture of Wolves forward Mattheus Cunha for £62.5m. Article continues below The

transfer window opened on Sunday for 10 days and will then reopen once more on Monday, June 16 and run until Monday, September 1 at 7pm.