Pardew Admits Enrique Problem
By Tyne-Talk
May 21 2011
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has admitted that the club are finding it increasingly difficult to get Jose Enrique around the table to discuss a new contract at the club. Speculation has been rife since Christmas that Enrique is ready to move, with Liverpool top contenders for his signature, however, Manchester United are also in the running and have shown an interest in the Spaniard.
Pardew said;
"The Enrique situation is something we talked about. How possible is it going to be to get him over the line?.
It's difficult because we're finding it difficult to get him to come to the table. We're safe, which was what his people said that they would wait for.
It's now the last game, and once we get the last game out of the way we'll sit down and see where we are with it.
We're very hopeful he stays but there's no point keeping a player who has set his sights on a club he has perceived is bigger. You can't keep a player that's unmotivated."
Enrique would be a free agent come the end of next summer and if he isn't prepared to sign a new deal it would be seen to be in the clubs best interest to take the highest possible bid.
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Can't see Man U going for him, with them having Evra, but defo the other two, not to sure that Milan would pay the 15 million if true, but reckon Liverpool could
Reckon it will be more like 10 million though
Fact is that no one will pay Jose the 45k-50k that he gets from NUFC.
I assume that all the recent transfer talk surrounding players coming in is to help the Barton/Nolan/Jose contract talks. There will be more twists to this over the next few weeks.
Sunday Sun reporting that Jose's folks are sitting down with Chamley this week to begin talks....watch this space!

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Fact is that no one will pay Jose the 45k-50k that he gets from NUFC.
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We damn well better have a replacement lined up.
BTW-Milan signed Taye Taiwo on Friday so they're out. As for Man U-I think Evra's out of contract after next season and they may be having similar problems. Maybe they're putting it about that they're interested to put Evra's camp on notice.
As for wages-LFC absolutely will pay him that. No doubt. In truth, the market bears it for a fullback of his quality.
If it is true that we have the Carroll cash and now possibly this, then the team could be in a better position if invested right
I would be more than happy to sell to invest, as if Enrique goes we will have 45-50 million towards players which is a massive amount. However reckon we will be lucky to see half of that
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If we got 10 mill I would be pleased. 15 and I would snap their hand off to be honest. As since he has arrived he has given the ball away so cheaply and that is why he isnt close to Evra or Cole. Evra signed a new contract a few months back so cant see them in for him. Man City is more likely with them possibly looking to shift Kolorov out.
Im sorry but Liverpool or Spurs would be a smack in the face and only for the money. Neither have championsleague football so why move to them to be honest.
Overall just dont want it to drag on.
Any more than 10m and I'm happy.

By the way-Nolan never signed that new contract, did he?
Like Barton we cant lose our big players in one summer but on the other hand we cant be dishing out big long contracts on older players.
We need to flog Barton this summer if there is no contract extension as I don't want players leaving on a free, however would love us to extend it
In terms of the direction the team is going, the first few weeks of the window are the key. If we're going to ship out big contracts from the first team, we need to do that quickly and get replacements. Even if we keep the squad we have I'm worried about being in the relegation fight throughout next season. I don't want to think of our prospects should we sell Barton, Enrique and Nolan on August 31 and then have the board tell us there was no time to find replacements...
This hard stance is maybe where the barton trouble is stemming from. Playing devils advocate maybe the toon have said take it or leave it. If he is sold this summer then I would expect 5-8 mill from the season he has had playing on the right wing. Replace him with Seb larsson for free, four years younger and on nearer a third of Barton's wage and you can see why the board would do it. Im not even suggesting I would want him to replace Barton as on their day Barton wins hands down but you know where Im coming from.
If we are wanting to keep Nolan then we need to being doing this sort of deals now or by Jan at the latest, we can't go in every summer where each lad has one year on his contract like the Barton deal. Sometimes you get away with it, but if that was a good young prospect then they will walk away for nothing as top clubs will offer them the world
