Grading every Newcastle transfer of the summer 2024 window
Newcastle qualified for the Champions League in the 2022/23 season in their first season under Saudi Arabian ownership, and then they slid back to disappointment in the 2023/24 season, failing to qualify for the Champions League and build on their success.
Faced with the need to have a big summer, Newcastle ended up with a poor offseason, signing no new starters and instead focusing heavily on depth players. Not all was bad for Newcastle this summer, but for what was needed to get back to the Champions League level, this window was clearly lacking.
So here are the grades for all of Newcastle's summer 2024 signings, with prices coming from Transfermarkt.
GK Odysseas Vlachodimos, €23.6M
Odysseas Vlachodimos is a very good goalkeeper who is capable of challenging Nick Pope as the new ...