Newcastle Currently finds itself in the top four, ranking fourth Premier League After 22 games, 38 points.

The Magpies have averaged 51.5% possession per game this season (ranked 10th in the division), averaged 14.1 shots per game (ranked 7th), and have scored 38 goals so far (ranked 6th).

That is to say, Eddie Howe’s The team’s outstanding run came to an end this weekend with a 4-1 loss to Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth.

They were 1-0 down after just six minutes, but Bruno Guimarães equalized in the 25th minute to make it 1-1. But since then the Cherries have scored three more goals to beat Newcastle and take all three points.

Alexander Isak struggled against Bournemouth, leaving most of the attacking threat to the wingers, who also failed to make their mark in the game.

and Miguel Almiron to leave Newcastle this monththe Magpies could bolster their attacking options by competing for Jacob Murphy on the right.

Newcastle considering signing new winger

according to Report by Turkish media Hurriyet (from GiveMeSport)Newcastle United are one of several Premier League clubs interested in £25m Galatasaray winger Baris Alper Yilmaz.

The 24-year-old even Interested by Liverpool Following the unprecedented excitement of Euro 2024, the summer.

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Although he is right-footed and starts out as a left-winger, he has the ability to use his powerful feet to cut inside and shoot. In recent years, Yilmaz has started playing more from the right, being more direct, dropping into the central pocket of the right half to get closer to goal, while still having the ability to receive the ball on the outside.

Yilmaz has 28 appearances for Galatasaray so far this seasonscored 11 goals, provided 1 assist, and played a total of 2,218 minutes. The Türkiye international can play in a number of positions, including right wing, left wing, centre-forward and even full-back if required.

How Yilmaz compares to Anthony Gordon

Newcastle’s wide range of threats this season have mostly come from Anthony Gordon On the left, Murphy has also made a comeback in recent weeks, especially as a creator for the likes of Isaac Isaac.

Gordon has 27 appearances so far in 2024/25 seasonscored 8 times and provided 5 assists, while Murphy 21 appearances, scoring 3 goals and assisting 7 times.

But how do the underlying numbers compare? The answer is as follows.

Already having Murphy this season, who adds creativity on the right, a goal-oriented goalscorer on the right who is slightly more direct in his actions seems to be the right recruitment choice. Yilmaz fits that, being more like Gordon in terms of directness and output (in terms of goals per 90 and his xG and xAG numbers).

Virgil van Dijk paid kind tributes to the 24-year-old after meeting him at Euro 2024, saying the winger “elusive”, making it difficult for defenders to track him. With 1.70 successful receptions per 90 seconds and an average of 5.11 shot-creating actions per 90 seconds, you can see why the Turkish star is a handful for defenders. . Judging from these figures, it’s not surprising to see his work Former coach Ilke Pullen says the striker’s level is “close to Phil Foden’s now”.

Adding Yilmaz in this window to replace Almiron would provide Newcastle with another goalscorer, taking some of the load off Isak and allowing Howe to change his game plan and use different wingers, with Different attributes to affect the game.

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