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from team talk

 

 

 

 

 

Toon chief warns Spaniards

 

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has told Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona to forget about trying to sign £9.5m winger Albert Luque.

 

Rumours are rife in Spain the pair are interested in luring the former Deportivo La Coruna midfielder back to his native country after a disappointing first few months in England.

 

However, Shepherd will repel any approach for a player the Magpies pursued doggedly before finally agreeing to meet Deportivo's asking price.

 

"I've heard about this supposed interest in Albert Luque from Real Madrid and Barcelona but nobody has contacted us," he said.

 

"But we do know Luque is highly regarded by the all the top teams in Spain, where he is rated as one of the top six players in the country.

 

"However, I can categorically say Newcastle United have absolutely no interest in letting Albert Luque go to Spain.

 

"Why would we want to sell a player only a couple of months after signing him, and when he has only played three or four games for us?"

 

Luque, 27, has started only three matches and appeared in one more as a substitute since his switch to Tyneside in August after tearing his hamstring during the 1-1 Premiership draw with Fulham on 10 September.

 

He has shown in flashes the quality in which Newcastle invested so heavily but he has spent the last two matches - the 1-0 win over Arsenal and last Saturday's 4-2 victory at West Ham - on the bench as striker Shola Ameobi has been preferred on the left of midfield.

 

However, he hopes to make the starting line-up once again at Liverpool on Boxing Day as in-from striker Michael Owen makes his first return to Anfield.

 

Reports suggest Real are hoping to tempt the Magpies by offering them former Everton central midfielder Thomas Gravesen - a player they tried to sign while he was still at Goodison Park - in return but with Scott Parker and Emre on the books and Lee Bowyer - for the time being at least - and Amady Faye waiting in the wings they are well served in that department.

 

 

 

Don't you mean to say PLEASE PLEASE BUY HIM OFF US

[Gilps]

Is he one of the Top Six Players In Spain in the same way that the Necastle managers jobs was one of the Top Six Jobs In Football, Freddie?

[Ronnie Whelan]

Is he one of the Top Six Players In Spain in the same way that the Necastle managers jobs was one of the Top Six Jobs In Football, Freddie?

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By 6 he means 60 and even then he is pushing it on both counts....

[R A Softlad]

"I've heard about this supposed interest in Albert Luque from Real Madrid and Barcelona but nobody has contacted us," he said.

 

You can hear him saying this as you read it, except it sounds like this:

 

"Av hurd aboot this supporsed in-erest in Albert Lucky from Reyal Madrid and Baaarcelona but noobody has cont-acted us like," he said.

[Falconhoof]

It would be very funny if they didn't get into Europe and had to start selling. Their fans would start demanding Souness out and sack Shepherd.

 

It could be almost as funny as Leeds and provide a welcome distraction to laughing at Everton.

[R A Softlad]

Their fans would start demanding Souness out and sack Shepherd.

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Have they ever stopped demanding that?

[Falconhoof]

Have they ever stopped demanding that?

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I know but they start chanting Souness' name when they win, then they lose to Wigan in the cup and he's s*** again.

[Benzo-13]

Top 6 players..

 

Alonso

Farcia

Morientes

Torres

Xavi

Puyol

 

For a start!!

 

That Shepard idiot should be banned from talking..

[Kahnee]

This is the telling line:

"However, I can categorically say Newcastle United have absolutely no interest in letting Albert Luque go to Spain.

 

So, Italy then? Another Prem club? Bayern?

[RP]

Luque is class.

[_00_deathscar]

That he is - but top 6?

[slapnuts]

Top 6 players..

 

 

Farcia

 

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thats a bit harsh

[Benzo-13]

thats a bit harsh 

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Balls!