REVEALED: First image of Newcastle’s plan for new Bayern Munich-style super-stadium and what PIF want after Matfen Hall summit, truth about Anthony Gordon’s move to Germany and next season’s away kit colour revealed – Newcastle Confidential

Newcastle Confidential can right now solely reveal the primary picture of the membership’s formidable plans for a brand new super-stadium within the metropolis.

The drawing, one in all two obtained by Every day Mail Sportwas produced by KSS, the architects main the challenge, and exhibits a cross-section of a brand new stadium. The bowl-like design has two tiers and hints at a bubble-wrap facade, like Bayern Munich’s Allianz Enviornment.

A second working drawing was so detailed that we’ve got agreed to not use it, for the blueprint revealed the precise structure from an aerial vantage and will compromise a future improvement.

Sources have pressured that each architectural photos have been up to date, and that plans have since developed considerably. That, nevertheless, is a robust indicator of the membership’s choice being a new-build.

Following the Matfen Corridor summit in entrance of PIF final month, it’s understood chief govt David Hopkinson and chief working officer Brad Miller had been despatched away with clear directions from the Saudi house owners to return with particular info on each a brand new construct and a St James’ Park renovation. PIF didn’t make a particular choice on which choice to pursue, however a brand new stadium is claimed to attraction to each the manager workforce and the possession.

The drawings, and the next enchancment and improvement of them, present the in depth and detailed work that’s going into exploring the new-build possibility. Leazes Park stays the almost definitely website had been that to occur, with a capability of a minimum of 65,000. That was the quantity considered hooked up to the drawings we’ve got. The birds-eye view exhibits surrounding parkland and there’s a hospitality entrance and designated hospitality space inside the stadium on the midway line.

Leazes Park has been earmarked as the popular website for the new-build stadium

The challenge – new-build or renovation – has moved past the exploration stage and, whereas supporters and a few contained in the membership had been hoping for a transparent course of journey submit Matfen Corridor, work is intensifying to supply possession with the particular particulars they should make the decision that may form the way forward for the membership.

In the meantime, the announcement of a brand new £200million coaching floor at Woolsington is predicted within the close to future.

Gordon transfer hinges on the value tag

Anthony Gordon’s transfer to Bayern Munich remains to be depending on the golf equipment reaching an settlement on value.

Newcastle are keen to promote, Bayern have him as their No 1 goal within the place and the winger desires to discover his choices this summer time. As one supply stated, these are the three key elements in any switch.

Gordon has not agreed private phrases with Bayern, regardless of reviews, however the framework of how a package deal would look has been outlined. Conversations are nonetheless happening.

Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless some doubt over a compromise being reached between Newcastle and Bayern on the switch charge. As one supply stated, Bayern are very structured by way of their finances and are pitching at across the £60m mark. Newcastle need a minimum of £75m, probably rising to £80m with add-ons. Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have all expressed an curiosity, however the precedence for now could be Bayern.

Gordon desires any potential exit to be amicable and may be very eager to play once more for Newcastle this season. However with Eddie Howe admitting this week that his choices have an eye fixed on ‘the long run’, it could possibly be that the England worldwide stays on the bench within the last two matches at residence to West Ham and away at Fulham.

Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon is eager on a summer time transfer to Bayern Munich however the membership have but to agree a charge

Toon will probably be fairly in pink

Newcastle will NOT put on Sela as their front-of-shirt sponsor subsequent season – however we are able to reveal that their new adidas change equipment will probably be pink.

The £25m-per-season cope with the Saudi occasions firm expires this summer time and won’t be renewed.

Sela might proceed as a membership accomplice in some capability, particularly after three profitable years by which Newcastle have performed Champions League soccer twice and received the Carabao Cup. The sponsor’s gentle exhibits have been notably spectacular and well-liked.

However chief govt Hopkinson is now exploring different choices, with no definitive timeframe on when a brand new deal will probably be, or have to be, agreed by. A very powerful consideration for Newcastle is getting the suitable sponsor on the proper value, and exterior components such because the Center East battle means many firms have pressed pause on new industrial agreements.

It might but be one other Saudi-based agency, given the connection loved with Sela. Throughout their time as equipment sponsor, Sela received greater than 150 awards, together with their work for the ‘Unsilence The Crowd’ initiative, which gave deaf Newcastle followers the flexibility to really feel the ambiance of St James’ by haptic know-how embedded of their duplicate shirts.

Sela launched a UK-based worldwide enterprise arm final 12 months, and it’s believed they see their time with Newcastle as an enormous success, permitting them to develop the dimensions of the corporate. The agency is known to have received a raft of recent enterprise inside sport and leisure in latest months, with heavy involvement in main boxing occasions and padel tournaments.

In the meantime, Confidential understands one in all Newcastle’s change kits subsequent season will probably be a pink design, which was modelled by first-team stars final week for promotional photos which will probably be launched in the end.

Newcastle won’t have Sela as a front-of-shirt sponsor subsequent season, after three profitable years of partnership between the membership and the Saudi occasions firm

Scouting division increase

Newcastle are set to put in SEVEN European scouts, focusing solely on elite expertise aged 15 to 18.

Confidential revealed final week that former Sunderland assistant boss James Fowler will arrive from Rangers because the academy’s scouting operations supervisor. He will probably be answerable for the European scouting operation and can work intently with Paul Midgley, the academy recruitment director, and Paul McLaren, the academy scouting director.

However in a serious transfer, we are able to reveal that the scouting community for which Fowler will probably be accountable is about to incorporate seven expertise spotters. The trouble to safe the most effective younger gamers from the continent is a part of a renewed focus at strengthening the academy below sporting director Ross Wilson, with the intention of creating gamers for the primary workforce or to promote on for revenue.

The areas of explicit focus will probably be Italy, Scandinavia, Germany, Portugal, Croatia and France. I fairly fancy the Croatian gig myself!

The Magpies haven’t made a transfer for Sporting Lisbon striker Luis Suarez as he doesn’t match the profile of participant the membership are focusing on this summer time

No transfer for Suarez

Lastly, the Magpies are conscious of Sporting striker Luis Suarez, however claims from Portugal that a proposal has been made should not true.

At 28 years previous and with an asking value of round £50m, the Colombian doesn’t match the profile of participant the membership are focusing on this summer time.

That’s not to say they received’t make a transfer had been older gamers accessible at cut price costs, however discuss of Newcastle placing cash on the desk for Suarez this week are nonsense.