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Valencia's Midfield Rebuild & Jacob Ramsey Scout Report At Newcastle United 2025/2026
Today, we have a team analysis article focusing on Valencia's midfield rebuild along with a scout report focusing on Jacob Ramsey's transfer to Newcastle United.
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Newcastle United have qualified for the 2025/2026 edition of the UEFA Champions League.
They finished fifth in the Premier League, edging past Aston Villa on goal difference.
After a thrilling domestic season with several plot twists and close encounters, the Toon came out on top against the Villans and Nottingham Forest, who were also in the race for the top five.
Eddie Howe’s side will be looking for reinforcements to increase quality and depth.
With more congested weeks since they will play in Europe, the need for attacking players has increased, and Newcastle have thus far been quite unsuccessful in attaining their transfer targets this summer.
A hot prospect for the Magpies in attacking midfield is Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey.
The 24-year-old Englishman impressed for Unai Emery’s side last season, and would presumably be keen to play Champions League football.
How does Jacob Ramsey operate?
How will he fit tactically in Eddie Howe’s system?
Is he a good fit for Newcastle’s midfield?
These questions will be answered in this scout report and player analysis.
We will compare his profile to Joelinton, who plays in a similar position, and highlight similarities and differences to determine how this transfer can help the Magpies in their upcoming campaign.
Valencia have been through tough times recently.
The legendary club qualified for the UEFA Champions League in the 2018/2019 season and won the Copa del Rey in 2019, but from then on, things derailed quickly for the club from the South-East of Spain.
Owner Peter Lim lost interest in the club, cutting the budget by a huge margin.
This resulted in many players leaving the club, including Dani Parejo, Francis Coquelin, Gonçalo Guedes, and Ferran Torres.
In the 2020s, the club had a succession of managers as they sought stability and a way out of their downward spiral.
Their academy saved the club multiple times, with players like Carlos Soler, Cristhian Mosquera, and Javi Guerra taking on prominent roles in the first team.
However, most of the young players, such as Mosquera, who decided to leave this year and join Arsenal in the Premier League.
At the end of 2024, Valencia hit rock bottom.
After a huge flood hit the city, many of the team’s games were postponed, and the club found itself dead last in La Liga with only slim chances of getting out of the relegation zone.
Club legend Ruben Barajá was sacked, and a young manager, Carlos Corberán, was bought out of his contract at West Brom.
It has been an absolute success story so far.
Under Corberán, Valencia collected 34 points in 21 league games and got back into the midfield.
Now, Valencia have signed multiple experienced players to strengthen their squad, especially the two midfielders, Baptiste Santamaria from Rennes and Filip Ugrinic from Young Boys.
In this tactical analysis, we will examine what Corberán has prepared with his team for the next season, how their two new midfielders will fit into that tactical scheme, and what to expect from the team next season.
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