Many Newcastle United fans have been discussing the latest tweet that journalist Craig Hope recently relayed on social media.
Hope’s latest tweet concerned Newcastle star Allan Saint-Maximin. He relayed an article about the player and the piece said that Saint-Maximin is now set to sign a new six-year contract at St. James’ Park. The piece said that the Frenchman was looking for an improvement on his original contract in the summer and the player will sign a new deal with better terms.
So, what did these Newcastle United fans make of the Allan Saint-Maximin news?
Just means he’ll be sold for more if we’re still stuck with Ashley and Bruce again next season
— Stu Renton (@lRodneyTrotterl) October 14, 2020
Will Newcastle sell Saint-Maximin for a profit in the future?
Yes
No
Precursor to a future sale in Mike Ashley’s realm.
— Jason Miller (@rough_justice76) October 14, 2020
Just so he can be sold for more
— Richie_G (@RichardGibson05) October 14, 2020
Will be sad to see him go either in January or the summer, contract only given so we can get more for him.
— Jordy (@jordy_graham) October 14, 2020
The report also claims that Saint-Maximin feels that he deserves a contract that reflects his worth to the Magpies, who are now looking to meet his demands.
Saint-Maximin had done well for Newcastle in the 2019/20 season. In the Premier League, he made 26 appearances for the club and had directly contributed to seven goals for them, picking up a rating of 7.29. In the current league season, he has contributed to two goals in three games while picking up a rating of 7.03 (as per Whoscored).
Many other Newcastle fans also believe that he is going to sign a new contract so that the club can sell him on for a higher fee in the future.
£80million in January for money Mike is it https://t.co/HBN0TmLeO3
— Lee Burn (@LBurn99) October 14, 2020
Good news but still receive with caution. Be very surprised if the contract doesn’t involve a release clause so it needs to be at an amount suitable for the club & we’ve seen so many times in the past when players receive a new deal they get comfortable https://t.co/xMnx4yTLog
— Leeroy (@embleton01) October 14, 2020
Best news we’ve had since the takeover croaked it… I’d make Maxi a Freemen of the City & let him graze his cattle on the moor at this point. Bloke is a god https://t.co/ans7MasckO
— Charlie Bennett (@CharIieBennett) October 14, 2020
In the current campaign, Saint-Maximin has picked up the second-highest rating for Newcastle in the Premier League. It shows how important he is for the club.
If he indeed is signing a new contract, Newcastle fans should be happy as he’ll either stay for a longer period of time or the club might get a big fee from a potential sale in the future. So in that sense, Saint-Maximin signing a new deal will help Newcastle a lot.