We 'signed' Neymar for Newcastle this summer and he made an incredible impact

Newcastle Striker Joelinton has jokingly encouraged Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar to move to St. James' Park this summer.

The Magpies have been one of the busier Premier League clubs so far in the transfer window, completing three signings as Matt Targett, Nick Pope and Sven Botman all made the move to St. James' Park. Eddie Howe will welcome his squad and staff back to the training ground on Friday July 1, with the club already strengthening the manager's defensive options ahead of next season.

Newcastle are interested in signing at least one attacker this summer, with Bayer Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby being heavily linked with a move to the north east. The Magpies have been linked with making a move for Neymar with the Brazilian's future in doubt, and his countryman Joelinton has been quoted as saying "Ney, if you are listening to this, you can come!"

But despite these comments and links, understands that the Magpies will not be making any approach for Neymar during the summer transfer window.

Following Newcastle's takeover last year, the club has been linked to a number of high-profile superstars with the club now able to able to compete financially in the transfer market. So, what would happen if Neymar was to make the improbable move to Newcastle? And, what sort of impact could he have on Howe's side?

For a bit of fun, we simulated the 2022/23 season with Neymar in Howe's squad and this is what happened.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Neymar to join the Magpies at the start of the 2022 summer transfer window, using FM22 to run the simulation. This is what Neymar's in-game profile looks like on FM22.

The 30-year-old winger is classed as an 'elite winger' with