Erik Pieters

PSV Eindhoven defender Erik Pieters and Netherlands undergone surgery on his arm, which he cut open a window after punching sent 3-1 home defeat to his team by PEC Zwolle. PSV said Saturday Pieters has suffered “some damage to her underarm arrangements” with his furious reaction to a second half red card Friday night. Clubs did not elaborate on the injury. Club said in a tweet that PSV medical staff assessed” in the coming weeks “how long Pieters will recover. Defender latest injury came on...Read Full Story

No deal for Pieters Erik Pieters is a name that is fairly familiar to fans of Newcastle United after months and months of him being linked with a switch to St James’ Park. In fact a deal was very nearly done in the summer although a disagreement between the NUFC and Pieters’ agent seemed to put the skids under any potential transfer and in the end nothing came of it. It seemed nailed on that we’d be back for the Dutch international at some point as, being brunt, he is exactly the type of...Read Full Story

A deal nearing for Pieters? With the derby fast approaching and Newcastle still on the search for a left back it seems that NUFC are working fast to secure Erik Pieters before Saturday. With reports earlier today claiming that NUFC have been told to stump up £7m for Aly Cissokho, it may be possible that we’re planning two options, that doesn’t sound like NUFC to me though. Anyway, back to the news about Pieters, Newcastle have been told they need to stump up £6 million in transfer fees for...Read Full Story

Bridge lined up for Toon move? Nah! It seems as though our pursuit of a left-back to replace Jose Enrique is proving more difficult that had first been thought. This comes as news emerged that Erik Pieters is scheduled to take part in PSV Eindhoven’s Europe League tie in Austria on Thursday evening. Talks have been ongoing for a few days now between the two sides and whilst a deal is ultimately not dead it would be unlikely that we will have anyone signed in time for the Saturday lunchtime...Read Full Story

Pieters Toon move pending? It seems as though Alan Pardew has not sat on his arse after the Derby Day victory away at Sunderland on Saturday. After guiding his troops to a rather satisfying Tyne-Wear derby win in the backyard of our fiercest rivals you could perhaps excuse Pardew for having a day off to reflect on the day before and look back on a job well done. Not so it seems as news has emerged that our boss hopped on a plane to Holland today to cast a personal eye over NUFC target Erik...Read Full Story