Howe must ruthlessly sell shocking £75k-p/w NUFC flop, he's stunk up St James' Park - opinion

Newcastle United are prepared to offload Miguel Almiron this summer as they look to rebuild Eddie Howe’s squad at St James’ Park.

According to Football Insider, the Magpies are planning to sell Almiron in the upcoming summer transfer window, and that they are willing to sell him for a loss in order to free up a space in the squad and reduce the cost of their wage bill.

A Newcastle source has revealed that the attacking midfielder’s exit is part of a planned overhaul geared towards taking the club to the next level.

With a record of just 13 goals and five assists in a whopping 115 games for the Magpies, the Paraguay international has been a huge disappointment since his arrival at St James’ Park.

After being brought in for a club-record fee of £20m, the 28-year-old has struggled to really stamp his authority, and his campaign this year has largely encapsulated his wider troubles – he’s managed no goals and no assists in 24 games across all competitions.

Speaking a couple of years ago, former Premier League defender Danny Mills took aim at the Paraguayan’s lack of end product, saying: “That’s the problem, he’s working very, very hard but he’s in the team to be creative, he’s in the team to create chances and to score goals. He’s not doing it. To work hard is normal, to work hard is mandatory. That’s the very, very least every player should be doing.

“You get put in a team as a defender to stop the opposition scoring.  You get put in as a defensive midfielder to break things up, you get put in as a striker to score goals, you get put in as a creative midfielder to create chances and score goals – he’s not doing that.”

The £75k-a-week earning ace just isn’t the kind of player who you could believe would help take the Magpies