In 11 days time Newcastle United will return to action with a Premier League fixture at St. James’ Park against West Ham United. As many as three players, consisting of Kieran Trippier, Tino Livramento and Harvey Barnes, could return to the squad on that Saturday.
Let’s cover that troika, starting with Trippier, as well as the rest of Toon’s walking wounded, here. Happy international break everyone.Trippier suffered a calf injury back on March 2, in the 3-0 win over Wolverhampton. Manager Eddie Howe said then: “A minor injury, but the scan showed enough to probably keep him out for the next two games. Hopefully, he’ll be back for the first game after the break but that’s not absolutely guaranteed.”
So he’s a doubt for the next clash, but could be in the mix. The outlook is better for Harvey Barnes, who has a thigh injury. Said Howe on the Ides of March four days ago: “Harvey won’t make the squad [for tomorrow], but we hope he will be back for West Ham.”
And shifting gears to Tino, Howe gave the following update on his ankle knock on Saturday:
“It was a twist of the ankle against Chelsea. We knew the day after the game that he wasn’t going to make this weekend. We don’t think it’s serious, and we hope he’ll be back for the next match.”
Elsewhere Nick Pope is still recovering from shoulder surgery, and should be back next month, albeit later in the month. Joelinton (thigh) and Callum Wilson (pectoral tear) are out until May while Sven Botman (knee) is out indefinitely.
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Paris Saint-Germain has struck gold with the signing of Lucas Beraldo, who appears to have a projection of being a starting center-back for the capital club. Nonetheless, could the Parisians be looking at another Brazilian defender to replicate what they had in Thiago Silva and Marquinhos?Over the last few weeks, the French giants have seen their name linked to various young backs as the team begins injecting youth into the position. One of the newest names to surface is Nottingham Forest defender Murillo.
According to the Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel, PSG are among the clubs eyeing the Brazilian talent. Furthermore, the 21-year-old is drawing interest from Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, and Barcelona.
The defender arrived last summer from Corinthians and is under contract until 2028. However, Forest are currently in a relegation battle, so it will be interesting to see how this situation plays out if they go down to the Championship.
Murillo has started 23 Premier League games this season while averaging 1.1 interceptions, 1.5 tackles, 5.8 clearances, and 4.8 balls recovered per game for the English club, per SofaScore. As for the potential cost, Transfermarkt puts the defender’s transfer value at
