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Ian Wright names the two Newcastle players he’s shocked are still at the club

Three years on from Newcastle becoming the richest club in world football, the Magpies aren’t where they would have expected to be.

Indeed, Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League as things stand, and the club’s new owners haven’t quite transformed the tea𝔍m in the way many had hoped.

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A number of Steve Bruce players still feature in Eddie Howe’s starting XI with the likes of Joelinton a🔯nd Joe Willock still playing key roles on Tyneside.

Speaking on the , Ian Wright has been discussing Newcastle’s squad and the lack of♈ transformation at the club since the takeover.

Wright says that this team hasn’t evolved as quickly as people would’ve expected, noting that the likes of Jacob Murphy and Miguel Almiron still being at the club is a shock.

Photo by Andrew Kearns  - CameraSport via Getty Images
Photo by Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images

Ian Wright shocked Jacob Murphy and Miguel Almiron are still at Newcastle

Wrigh♒t spoke about Newcastle’s lack of signings and the composition of that right wing spot.

The pundit says nobody would’ve expected Almiron or Murphy to last 🧔this long, but, some🥃how, they’re still features in this Newcastle team.

“Y﷽ou look at wher🐻e Newcastle are, there are certain players like Murphy and Almiron,” Wright said.

“There’s no🐻 way when the new owners came in, how long is it since the new owners have been♑ there? Two years on there are players who are still in and around that would be there. Nobody can tell me Eddie Howe wasn’t expecting more spending and more players.

“There’s no way two years on Newcastle ꦜthought 𝕴this would be where they’d be. I don’t know where they are.

Who have Newcastle tried to sign?

Wright is spot on, Almiron and Murphy probably s☂houldn’t be playing for a team with ambitions of qualifying regularly for the Champions League.

Newcastle have tried to address these issues down the right wing, but to n꧟o avail.

Ind💖eed, Newcastle have targeted a number of players in this position in recent years🌄.

Newcastle made a move for Anthony Elanga on deadline day in the summer transfer window, while Noni Madueke was a Newcastle target throughout the summer.

Meanwhile, Jarrod Bowen has been a long-term target for Eddie Howe’s side,

Unfortunately, Profit and ღSustainability rules have curtailed Newcastle’s spending in recent times, and that means that Murphy and ওAlmiron remain two of the Magpies’ most viable options down the right side.

This is c꧋ertainly a positioဣn that needs addressing in the near future.