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Newcastle United are rebuilding from the ground up, and they mean business. Following a bruising season and a costly breach of UEFA's financial rules, the Magpies have pivoted hard toward younger continental talent, strengthened their data operation, and committed to a trading model that keeps them financially viable while still competing at the top level.
Across the channel, Portsmouth are making noise heading into the Championship. Midfielder Ebou Adams is calling on his teammates to fear nobody after the Blues took the lead against West Ham in the Carabao Cup before eventually falling. Adams believes this squad can compete with anyone in the second tier, and after winning League One last season, that confidence is not coming from nowhere.
And staying in the Pompey world, Portsmouth have locked up Abu Kamara on a three-year deal, reuniting the twenty three year old Hull City winger with manager John Mousinho. Kamara was on loan at Fratton Park during that League One title run in twenty twenty three to twenty twenty four, and the club moved quickly to make him a permanent fixture for what could be a very exciting Championship campaign.
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