[Saba Sports News] According to British media reports, Newcastle United have been made a laughingstock after having their transfer pursuits repeatedly hijacked across recent transfer windows, a fact that underscores the Magpies are still far from being an elite top-tier club. Reports state that Spanish international Víctor Muñoz was Newcastle’s primary transfer target, with the club fully confident the deal would go through. It is understood that Newcastle had reached full agreement with Osasuna on the transfer fee, the player’s personal terms and the agent’s commission. Even at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the player’s agent assured Newcastle that Muñoz would sign for the Magpies. Just four hours later, however, the player reached a deal to join Liverpool. Newcastle had chased the signing for weeks, aware that multiple clubs were in the running including Liverpool, yet the opposing side had continuously misled them by claiming the player’s preference was Newcastle. Having been deliberately deceived, many observers believe Newcastle has once again served merely as a stepping stone for players to move to bigger elite sides.
The editor believes that this harsh reality serves as another reminder for Newcastle United to recognize their standing in world football — they are not an elite top club and do not belong to the league’s upper echelon. Whenever they face competition for transfer targets, the Magpies habitually end up losing out.