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Eddie Howe has been under pressure this season, and his side have not been good enough, but two wins on the bounce in the Premier League have lifted the Magpies out of the bottom half, now only five points behind fourth-place Liverpool.

Technical director Ross Wilson is now settled into his seat at St. James’ Park, and it’s unlikely that Newcastle will splurge throughout the month, but there’s undoubtedly a desire to make a shrewd purchase or two if the right chance arrives.

A number of positions have been marked, but depth at full-backs has hamstrung Howe at times this term, so expect some movement there.

Newcastle set sights on new full-back

Lewis Miley has been something of a revelation this season, with the Geordie prospect standing in at right-back on multiple occasions, doing a job for injury-hit Newcastle and receiving Alan Shearer’s endorsement after a standout display against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Tino Livramento made it off the bench against Palace but has been unconvincing on the fitness front all year. With Kieran Trippier, 35, out of contract at the end of the campaign, it makes sense to move for a new star.

And according to Caught Offside, Newcastle and Aston Villa are prepared to battle for Celta Vigo star Oscar Mingueza’s signature this month, with the versatile defender out of contract at the end of the season.

It would take a small fee of around €10m (about £8m) to convince the La Liga side to sell, but it’s worth stressing they want to keep the 26-year-old, who has been engaged in discussions pertaining to a renewal at the Estadio de Balaidos this term.

Why Newcastle should sign Oscar Mingueza

Mingueza cut his teeth with Barcelona and played a squad role in the first team before signing for Celta Vigo in 2022, where he has since made 121 appearances, scoring seven goals and supplying 12 assists.

The Spain international’s natural aptitude as a defender could see him supersede Miley as Livramento’s understudy, and with Howe’s midfield already jam-packed and targeting additions this year, this could be bad news for the young Toon.

That’s not to say he will be cast aside, but his playing time may be limited at a time when chances have started to pick up. But, as we have seen this season, Newcastle have needed more across a range of positions, and Mingueza could help advance this up-and-down system.

Hailed by analyst Ben Mattinson as an “underrated” player whose versatility means he can cover “the whole backline” effectively, Mingueza would certainly fit the mould that Howe likes, with both Miley and Livramento showcasing impressive tactical dynamism on Tyneside.

Oscar Mingueza – Career Stats by Position

Position

Apps

Goals + Assists

Centre-back

86

2 + 7

Right-back

74

3 + 6

Right midfield

33

2 + 5

Left-back

19

1 + 1

Left midfield

8

1 + 2

Centre-midfield

1

0 + 0

Data via Transfermarkt

There is something Trippier-esque about this wide defender that underlines his ability to promote transitional play, thus aligning with Howe’s identity as a tactician.

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As per FBref, the La Masia graduate ranks among the top 4% of positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for passes attempted, the top 1% for progressive passes and the top 9% for shot-creating actions per 90, emphasising the dimensions he would add to Howe’s on-the-ball set-up.

Spanish reporter Jacobo Buceta remarked in November that Mingueza is “back in [sic] his best version”, with the wideman’s “brutal” creativity really coming to the fore. Fellow journalist Vicent Burguete described him as a “hell of a player” for his “elegant & complete” skillset. It’s clear to see why he’s coveted, even as Miley makes headway.

If Newcastle wish to leap up a level and begin performing as a side capable of throwing down with anyone across Europe, this is the move Howe and Wilson must make, shrewdly layering the team before grander plans come summer.

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People close to a ‘genuine talent’ have reportedly admitted that Tottenham want to sign him, with the player also in huge demand across Europe.

Tottenham set for cash windfall amid Brennan Johnson sale

The big news coming out of Spurs in the last 48 hours is winger Brennan Johnson’s imminent departure, which comes just over two years after his £47.5 million switch from Nottingham Forest.

Johnson, who finished 24/25 as the Lilywhites’ top goalscorer in all competitions with 18, also scored the Europa League-final winning goal against Man United in May to end their 17-year wait for a major trophy.

Fast-forward to now, and the Wales international is closing in on an exit with Crystal Palace already agreeing a £35 million fee for Johnson prior to January.

However, the south Londoners still aren’t alone in the race, with Everton, Sunderland and Bournemouth all making calls to Spurs and considering moves of their own.

As the race for Johnson heats up, Thomas Frank and co are making recruitment plans of their own as we fast approach 2026.

According to journalist Graeme Bailey and TEAMtalk, one man on their radar is AZ Alkmaar sensation Kees Smit.

Tottenham want to sign Kees Smit amid Frenkie de Jong comparison

The 19-year-old has taken Dutch football by storm and is already drawing lofty comparisons, with an unnamed Premier League scout telling TT that he’s the Netherlands’ answer to Adam Wharton and possibly a new Frenkie de Jong.

Bailey also says that people close to Smit’s camp have confirmed that every big club in England is after the teenager, including Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle.

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With Tottenham targeting Smit for 2026, the mystery scout has also called him a ‘genuine talent’ and one of Dutch football’s most exciting prospects who ‘everyone will be talking about’.

The Eredivisie starlet, according to TEAMtalk, could cost as much as £65 million — ironically a similar fee to de Jong’s Barcelona transfer in 2019.

If not that high, it is believed a minimum £52 million would be required to convince AZ to part with their rising star next year.

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Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers is attracting interest from a number of English sides, according to SBI Soccer’s Larry Henry Jr.

The Lowdown: Option to buy

The Hoops brought in the 24-year-old on a season-long loan from Tottenham late in the summer transfer window and have the option to make a move permanent in the summer.

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Should it materialise, a full-time transfer will cost Celtic an initial fee of £6m, with the American becoming a regular under Ange Postecoglou.

He was recently described as a ‘big player’ by Callum McGregor, but it appears as if the Hoops may have serious competition for his services.

The Latest: Four clubs keen on Carter-Vickers

Henry Jr, who provided numerous updates on the defender over the summer, shared a story on SBI Soccer following contact with ‘a source close to the player’.

He revealed that Leicester City and Wolves headline the newest quartet of English clubs showing an interest in the 24-year-old, along with Watford and Bournemouth.

The Verdict: Carter-Vickers’ choice

Even though Celtic have the option to make a move permanent, ultimately Carter-Vickers will be the one to decide his next move.

Hopefully he will be open to signing terms in Glasgow and won’t be tempted by a Premier League switch, especially as he has missed just one Premiership encounter since joining the Hoops.

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No Celtic player has made more clearances per game or has been dribbled past on fewer occasions than the American centre-back, as per WhoScored, so a permanent deal could make sense for all involved.

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Brett Lee bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded by speed gun, clocking 157.4 kilometres per hour (kph) with a ball to South Africa’s Jacques Kallis on the first morning of the Second Test in Cape Town.The first ball of the 17th over just beat Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar’s 157.2 kph, which was registered in a one-day international against Australia at Cardiff in June 2001.Lee’s previous fastest recorded delivery was measured at 156 kph against South Africa in a one-day international in Johannesburg in the 1999-2000 season.A delivery from Jeff Thomson was timed at 158.4 kph back in the 1970s, but the timing technology used was different.Lee, 25, is playing in his 20th Test for Australia. Earlier in the opening session, the New South Wales speedster claimed his 78th Test wicket when Gary Kirsten edged to Mark Waugh.

A trio of teenage pace bowlers will enjoy a taste of history on Thursday when they use a pink ball under match conditions for the first time. Queensland Fire’s Delissa Kimmince, Taija Davis and Jo Verrall will take part in the ground-breaking Twenty20 match between Queensland and the Western Fury at the Gabba as the women trial the pink balls.The following day, South Australia Scorpions will host Victoria in a WNCL match that will be under lights – the first women’s match to be held as a day-nighter. Those matches are crucial, with South Australia needing two wins in two to guarantee a place in the final which will be hosted by New South Wales later this month.Over in Queensland, Davis, 16, will make her state debut while 18-year-olds Kimmince and Verrall will shoulder additional responsibility with Kirsten Pike being rested ahead of Friday and Saturday’s WNCL encounters. The Twenty20 game is also the first time the Fire have played at the Gabba and will be the curtain-raiser to tomorrow’s KFC Twenty20 game between Queensland and Tasmania.Additionally, the Fire players will wear pink caps and pink wrist bands with Queensland Cricket and the National Breast Cancer Foundation combining for the match to raise awareness and funds for research towards finding a cure for breast cancer.Queensland selectors have left out spinner Dawn Holden and included off-spinner Kirby Short for her first match this year, as well as adding Rikki-Lee Rimmington the squad.Queensland Twenty20 squad Melissa Bulow (capt), Jude Coleman, Lyndall Daley, Taija Davis, Danielle Hollis, Delissa Kimmince, Kasee Marxsen, Jodie Purves, Casey Reibelt, Rikki-Lee Rimmington, Kirby Short, Jo Verrall.Queensland WNCL squad Melissa Bulow (capt), Jude Coleman, Lyndall Daley, Danielle Hollis, Delissa Kimmince, Cindy Kross, Kasee Marxsen, Kirsten Pike, Jodie Purves, Rikki-Lee Rimmington, Kirby Short, Jo Verrall, Megan White.Western Fury squad for both Avril Fahey (capt), Renee Chappell, Emma Biss,,Nicole Bolton, Lauren Ebsary, Angele Gray, Peta Merrilees, Lauren Stammers, Holly Hyder, Charlotte Horton, Jenny Wallace, Amanda Williams, Jaimi Wilson.

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Fef du Plessis’ 103 guided the Titans to a remarkable four-wicket win over the Warriors at Centurion. The Titans were set a target of 261 for victory, and du Plessis’ innings underpinned a remarkable turnaround after the Titans had trailed by 153 runs on first innings. Arno Jacobs (70) and Murray Goodwin (77) set the Warriors on their way to their first innings 348 with a stand of 123 for the fifth wicket. Lyall Meyer then scored a career-best 72* from number nine, coaxing Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Mario Olivier to stay with him.The Titans’ reply was a sorry affair, save for an extraordinary innings from Justin Kemp. None of the top six reached double figures, decimated by a spell of 5 for 45 by Tsotsobe. Kemp, however, seemingly oblivious to what had gone before him, struck an unbeaten 100 from 106 balls. He received valuable support along the way from Morne Morkel and Ethy Mbhalati, who scored 15 in a last-wicket stand of 69. If Kemp was the star with the bat, Alfonso Thomas was the hero in the Warriors second innings, claiming 5 for 50 as they were dismissed for 105.Morne Morkel also claimed 3 for 23, and they did not show the Warriors any mercy, bundling them out in just 31 overs. The Titans were left with 261 needed for victory, and lost Heino Kuhn with the score on 32. Gulam Bodi followed seven overs later but du Plessis ensured there would be no collapse in a partnership of 110 with Martin van Jaarsveld. du Plessis finally went with 23 still needed but he had given his team the platform for a memorable victory.Centuries from Justin Ontong and captain Neil McKenzie laid the foundations for an innings-victory for the Lions against the Cobras at Newlands.The Lions posted 508 in the first innings and then bowled the Cobras out for 215 and 128 to record a convincing win.McKenzie chose to bat after winning the toss, and proceeded to put on 265 for the third wicket with Ontong after Steven Cook and Alviro Petersen had departed early on. Ontong finished with 155 from 334 balls, while McKenzie scored 135 from 276, with Vaughn van Jaarsveld contributing 54. Monde Zondeki took 4 for 82 for the Cobras, who got off to the worst possible start in their reply when Derrin Bassage was run out by Ontong from the second ball of the innings. Several of the top-order could not convert starts into meaningful scores, and in the end they were grateful to the powerful Rory Kleinveldt, whose 46-ball 63 lifted them over the 200-mark.Kleinveldt shared a stand of 66 in 6.4 overs for the last-wicket with Charl Willoughby (32* from 18 balls) before he was finally removed by Claude Henderson, who finished with impressive figures of 6 for 87. With the Cobras still 293 behind the Lions were quick to enforce the follow-on, and quickly struck again when Andy Puttick was caught by Petersen off the bowling of Friedel de Wet in the third over. Bassage and Benjamin Hector looked to be repairing the damage in a stand of 50 for the second-wicket, but when Bassage fell to Claude Henderson it triggered a loss of seven wickets for 35 runs to leave the Cobras as good as buried at 91 for 8. Paul Adams hit a late 30, but the day belonged to the Lions. Tyron Henderson took 5 for 37, while Claude Henderson claimed a four second-innings scalps to finish with match figures of 10 for 127.A century from Boeta Dippenaar and career-best figures for Ryan McLaren helped the Eagles to an innings-and-119-run victory over the Dolphins at Bloemfontein.Dippenaar overcame the pain of his omission from the national squad, putting on 165 for the fourth wicket with Morne van Wyk (88), before he was out for 135. Captain Nicky Boje scored an unbeaten 80 and McLaren contributed 53 not out as the Eagles declared on 500 for 5. Doug Watson and Imraan Khan put on 66 for the first-wicket for the Dolphins, but Khan’s dismissal for 34 started the rot.Six wickets went down for 39 runs, and despite a rally from Ahmed Amla and Lance Klusener, they were all out for 170, with McLaren claiming 5 for 57. With the Dolphins still 330 behind the Eagles enforced the follow-on and McLaren soon had them in trouble again, dismissing Watson and Khan within the first nine overs. Amla again tried to lift his side, but after he was dismissed with the score on 60 it seemed any hope had gone. Jon Kent and Duncan Brown fought hard in a stand of 86 but they were only delaying the inevitable. Eventually the Dolphins’ resistance wore out and they were dismissed for 211, with McLaren’s 4 for 59 giving him match figures of 9 for 116.

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North West beat Easterns by 44 runs at Benoni in another match that saw a dramatic turnaround. North West had trailed by 73 on first innings after Jaco Booysen’s 103 helped Easterns to 243 in their first innings in reply to North West’s 170. However, a career-best 103 from Niel Bedenkamp, to add to his first-innings 57, lifted North West to 290 second time around. Patrick Letseleme then claimed 4 for 28 to clean up Easterns tail in a second innings that saw them dismissed for 173 and fall to a 44-run defeat.The match between Griqualand West and Free State petered out into a draw at Kimberley. Adrain McLaren scored 92 to give Griqualand West a 133 run first-innings advantage, helping them to 336 in reply to Free State’s 203. Any hopes for Griqualand that they might be able to force a result were ended by 127 from Jonathan Beukes and 99 from Divan van Wyk, younger brother of Morne, taking Free State to 413 all out in their second innings. The target of 280 from 43 overs was unlikely, and Griqualand closed on 144 for 3.

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Kobus Pienaar hit 58 from 44 balls to help Easterns to a 5-wicket victory over North West with 62 balls remaining at Benoni. Andre Seymour’s undefeated 69 anchored the innings to help chase down the target of 202 with ease. Jonker scored an unbeaten 94 in North West’s innings but received little support from his team-mates.An unbroken partnership of 109 between Divan van Wyk and Dean Elgar took Free State to a seven-wicket victory over Griqualand West with 23-balls remaining at Kimberley. Van Wyk scored an unbeaten 80, while Dale Bossenger can count himself unlucky to have finished on the losing side after he hit an undefeated 111 in Griqualand West’s 234.

ScorecardOn a below-par pitch at Boland Park, the Cape Cobras were beatenby four wickets by the Warriors. Without any wins in seven Standard BankCup matches, one more loss will put them out of the running for asemi-final spot. The Warriors, with this win are right back in thepicture for one of the final four spots.The Cobras were sent into bat, but they struggled to come to gripswith a pitch that produced awkward bounce. Thanks to 63 fromsuper-sub Gerhard Strydom and a partnership of 71 with Thami Tsolekile(28) they recovered from 44 for 5 to reach 172 for 9 in their 45 overs.Tyron Henderson was the major wicket-taker with 3 for 23, but it wasJustin Kreusch who had put the brakes on the scoring with nineconsecutive accurate overs of 2 for 18.Kreusch, who won the Man-of-the-Match award, scored an invaluable 58 opening theinnings and once he and Robin Peterson (47) had taken the score to 127for 2 the Warriors could almost afford to coast home, scoring the 176needed with six wickets down and seven balls to spare. Monde Zondekipicked up three late wickets for a return of 3 for 43.

An England cricket fan has been sentenced for scrawling racist graffiti on the seats at the Newlands ground in Cape Town.Matthew Weller, 33, from Wolverhampton, will either spent six months in jail, or pay £356 to compensate the Western Province Cricket Association, who maintain the ground. He had pleaded guilty to malicious damage to property. The magistrates’ court in Cape Town heard that he had used black felt-pen to scribble racist slogans and swastikas on 17 seats in the presidential pavilion at Newlands on Monday, the second day of the third Test between South Africa and England.The prosecutor, Catherine Putter, had told the court that the floodlights were turned on at the end of the day – costing the Newlands ground authorities £1000 – so that police could take photographs of the damage. A further £365 was spent on cleaning and staff costs relating to the graffiti.Putter said that the Newlands authorities had banned Weller from the rest of the Cape Town Test, and she had been instructed by them to seek a compensation order against him for the full £1365.At Weller’s first appearance earlier this week, JD Kotze, the presiding magistrate, had ordered that he make a public apology at Newlands while the Test was in progress, but this was rejected by the cricket authorities, as they felt it could “sour the game”.In a letter to them instead, Weller indicated his regret: “I am extremely sorry for any offence caused to the staff and patrons of the ground who may have witnessed the act, or those involved in the cleaning operation,” it read. “I wholly regret my actions, which were totally out of character and promise that I shall never again act in this manner.”Weller was an independent traveller, and not part of the Barmy Army.

Sports participation surveys can be worrying events for administrators of codes because of knee jerk reactions that can follow as new trends emerge to suggest a swing away from a particular sport.That was what was found in Australia when a Morgan Poll showed that soccer had supplanted cricket as the game of choice for a majority of Australians. The poll, published over the weekend, should that an estimated 1,218,000 Australians aged 14 or more, played soccer while 1,057,000 played cricket.Should Cricket Australia be worried about such a trend? Probably not. If cricket, in its lower levels, were a winter sport then there might be cause for concern. If soccer ever went the way of the Australian National Soccer League and played its games in summer then there might be even greater need for worry.But cricket is still the preferred game in summer. It is entrenched in the Australian psyche and will long remain that way. And as the Australian team continues to dominate the international game in Test and one-day cricket that is likely to remain the case.Before anyone overseas reads into the figures the prospect that Australians might be turning off cricket, they need to remember that more than most other countries in the world, and New Zealand and South Africa would be obvious exceptions, Australia is a sports-minded country.Its whole lifestyle is centred on sport. There are many options for settling the competitive urge for Australians and cricket is one of the foremost expressive outlets for the country. Soccer may have taken over in a significant way, but it also needs to be remembers that in most countries of the world, kicking the ball around in a soccer match is often the first sporting experience of many youngsters.It is often a stepping stone to other sporting endeavours and Australia is no exception to that.New Zealand, a rugby-mad nation where the game is the national game, has long seen its national sport out-flanked by other codes. Golf, according to the 2001 census, was the greatest participation sport for New Zealanders with 502,000 having played the game in the 12 months before the census. Tennis had 317,900, touch rugby, a summertime derivative of the national game had 260,900 participants and cricket was next with 224,100. Rugby only had 158,100.But therein also lies another factor. Taking part over the previous 12 months could mean someone having played only a round or two of golf. New Zealand Cricket has done its own census after the last summer and it showed 103,000 people played competitive cricket.Now if there was a knee jerk reaction to the Government census figures, cricket administrators would be tearing their hair out. In actual fact, the difference is that the Government census could relate to someone playing cricket at the beach, on the back lawn or out in the street.What was significant for New Zealand Cricket was that its own census showed 9000 more people were playing the game competitively than had been the previous summer. That is significant in its own way.It is easy to react to participation figures, but it is when the psyche of a nation changes, to the point where Australians don’t care whether their cricket team is winning or losing that you have a catastrophe on your hands.Evidence would suggest that is far from the case for Australians at the moment. And New Zealanders would add that while golf may be top of the participation stakes for a Government census, the fact of the matter is that it is not golf that fills the airwaves from talkback stations. Rugby is still king.

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Suspended Australian legspinner Shane Warne has his problems at the moment, but telling the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to mind its own business is a bit like Saddam Hussein telling the United States to buzz off. It doesn’t quite work that way.And while WADA doesn’t yet have the total legitimacy that would allow it to be the regulated policeman of drug cheating in world sport, it is still the leading, and increasingly powerful, arbiter in these matters. To tell them to mind their own business is missing the point completely.Cricket, not so long ago, found itself dragged into the 21st century by a gambling scandal, something it had never catered for in its laws. The curse of drug abuse has been part and parcel of sport for some time, and groups like WADA have been introduced because of the abuse by sportsmen looking to gain the advantage over their opposition by unnatural means – in other words, by cheating.It behoves cricket to show that it has nothing to hide and to chase after drug cheats as zealously as it now tries to prevent match-fixing taking place. The sooner WADA’s anti-doping regime is in place, the better for cricket.

Dipak Patel, the Central Districts cricket coach, wants the national selectors to keep a close eye on his star batsman, the 22-year-old David Kelly whose 99 not out kept Central Districts afloat during the second day of the State Championship match against Auckland on the Eden Park Outer Oval today.Kelly has already built a very useful run-scoring record for Central Districts in four-day and one-day matches, including a 570-minute unbeaten double century throughout the first CD innings against Canterbury at Blenheim last season.”David has shown he can score runs,” said Patel, the former New Zealand all-rounder. “He has also shown, especially today, that he can defend and concentrate very effectively. He has all the shots, but he is the only one of our batsmen who has really stood up and performed well under difficult conditions against Auckland.”Patel said he was not looking at Kelly as an immediate candidate for the troublesome opening position in the New Zealand team.”He might not be at that stage, yet,” said Patel, “but he is getting closer. “I think David would be an excellent prospect, say, opening the batting for New Zealand A, and gaining valuable experience.”I hope the national selectors are keeping an eye on him, he has so much determination to succeed.”Patel had his wish granted yesterday for Ross Dykes, one of the national selectors, has watched the first two days of the Eden Park match. However, neither he nor Kelly were available for comment last night.Kelly, born in Dunedin but now living in Hawke’s Bay, has fashioned solid batting figures in his short career. Before this season he has scored 1122 first-class runs, with a single and double century, average a respectable 35.06. He scored 617 runs, average 38.56 in Shell Trophy matches last summer.He also has a one-day century in the 710 runs, average 25.35, he has scored in 29 Shell Cup matches.There were many strange statistics in Kelly’s staunch stand which cut back the domination Auckland had gained in the first four sessions of the match. One was his 99 has already taken him 284 minutes, longer than the first innings from Central Districts (231 minutes) and Auckland (257 minutes). In his 99 were 16 fours – and the other 14 CD innings in the game so far have reached a total of 11.