Newcastle United news Twitter account @ChronicleNUFC recently posted a tweet that shared some news which surfaced via the Daily Mail, which has linked Wolverhampton Wanderers with a move for Toon attacker Allan Saint-Maximin.
Saint-Maximin joined Newcastle United from Ligue 1 side OGC Nice last summer for £16.2m and it may be fair to say that the Frenchman played a significant role for Newcastle during the 2019/20 campaign.
The 23-year-old ended the most recent Premier League season as Newcastle’s highest-rated player in England’s top flight according to WhoScored, scoring three goals and providing four assists in the league for the Toon.
With that in mind, it may not come as a big surprise that he is said to be attracting interest from other clubs, and the Daily Mail recently reported that while Wolves ‘are not looking to sign too many players’ this summer, they ‘are focused on’ Newcastle’s £18m-rated Frenchman.
After @ChronicleNUFC relayed the alleged news on Twitter, plenty of Toon fans flocked to their post to react to this latest transfer claim about Saint-Maximin.
Report claims Wolves are 'focused on signing' #NUFC forward Allan Saint-Maximinhttps://t.co/AV0qqM091N pic.twitter.com/Alm68G3h8V
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleNUFC) July 28, 2020
Some Toon fans took issue with the fact that Wolves are the club being linked with a move for the attacker.
Wolves are not even half as big as Newcastle it’s not clubs like wolves to be worried about it’s foreign clubs like PSG and others as they have better attraction than little Wolverhampton
— Ben loknes (@loknes) July 28, 2020
If we sell him to Wolves, there is no point anymore
— Dave Horne (@nufc3000) July 28, 2020
Wolves !! he’s better than that …. I know we’re gonna lose him if there’s no takeover but come on
— Stevo72 (@Stevo729) July 28, 2020
Some Newcastle United fans speculated about the transfer fee that the club could receive for Saint-Maximin.
60 million
— sam (@SamLennon21) July 28, 2020
If adama is worth 135 mil then asm is about that aswell
— Rohan Gulliver (@gulliver_rohan) July 28, 2020
Meanwhile, some Newcastle supporters revealed that they believe the club’s owner Mike Ashley might cash in on the player this summer.
Are you worried that Saint-Maximin will leave the Toon this summer?
YES
NO
— Adam (@pifToonarmy) July 28, 2020
He’ll be off in a heartbeat.#NUFC https://t.co/shzvVdpj1p
— Mouth of the Tyne (@ToonMouthTyne) July 28, 2020
Ashley will sell him
— Alan McFadden (@McFaddenAlan83) July 28, 2020
Considering how significant of a role Saint-Maximin played for Newcastle during the most recent Premier League campaign, it may not come as a surprise that plenty of these Toon fans seem to be concerned about the reports linking him with a move away from St. James’ Park this summer.