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You’ll have missed it, however a brand new behind-the-scenes member of employees might be seen in Newcastle’s dressing room picture following our 3-1 win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon.
On the far proper of the successful picture is Luke Dickson; a senior analyst who has formally accomplished a transfer from Manchester United to Newcastle United after seeing out a interval of gardening go away.
The Mail’s Craig Hope revealed final week that the boyhood Newcastle fan had agreed a transfer to St James’ Park earlier this 12 months however was made to attend by Dan Ashworth (of all folks!) earlier than lastly beginning work at Newcastle this month.
Dickson was Man Utd’s lead academy analyst for 5 years and has additionally labored at Leicester Metropolis and Hibernian, bringing over eight years of expertise working inside soccer analytics to Eddie How’s backroom employees.
Wilson noticed with former Toon goal
Elsewhere, Newcastle followers have picked up on an Instagram submit from Copenhagen wonderkid Roony Bardghji, exhibiting the teenage winger taking part in some head tennis with our very personal Callum Wilson.
The pair are recovering from latest accidents, nevertheless it’s an intriguing hyperlink up given Bardghji has been tipped to hitch Newcastle previously, with experiences final November claiming that we despatched scouts to look at the Swede in Champions League motion through the 2023/24 marketing campaign.
Since then, the 18-year-old has suffered an ACL harm, however he’s closing in on a comeback and could also be one to look at as we proceed our seek for a number of the world’s prime U21 expertise. If he’s made a full restoration, 2025 might be our likelihood to pounce on the right-winger who had attracted curiosity from a few of Europe’s elite previous to his harm.
