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Premier League this season does not play for either Liverpool or Manchester City.Newcastle United's Allan Saint-Maximin has won more than any other player so far this season based on WhoScored's player ratings.That is despite the Magpies' perilous current league position as they sit just one place above the relegation zone, having spent 15 consecutive matchdays in the drop zone between October and February.Meanwhile, Liverpool and City are currently embroiled in a race for the league title, having only lost four matches between them all season.Saint-Maximin has picked up six man of the match awards from his 23 league appearances according to WhoScored's player ratings.He also has an average rating of 7.25 so far this season, Newcastle's second highest behind January signing Kieran Trippier, who has a 7.87 rating with his two goals in four appearances for the club.It is also enough to earn him a place in WhoScored's current best XI for the season, as one of only three players not from City or Liverpool.Will Newcastle United avoid relegation this season? Let us know in the comments section below.The other two to feature are Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and Chelsea's Thiago Silva.Saint-Maximin has been bright spark for Newcastle this season, despite their difficult start to the campaign, scoring five goals and adding three assists so far.The highest ranking Liverpool player based on man of the match awards is Mohamed Salah, who is tied second with Wolverhampton Wanderers keeper Jose Sa on five.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox -

Newcastle United star Joelinton produced a shot so bad he hit himself in the head with the ball during his side's win over Everton.Eddie Howe's side came from behind to beat the Toffees 3-1 at St.

The Premier League went big in the January transfer window and it was no surprise to see Newcastle United top the spending charts.The Magpies were taken over by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in November and were always likely to invest heavily at the first opportunity.With the threat of relegation to the Championship looming large, Newcastle’s new owners splashed the cash to bring in five new players.Kieran Trippier (£12m), Chris Wood (£25m), Bruno Guimaraes (£33.3m plus £6.5m in add-ons), Dan Burn (£11m plus £2m in add-ons) and Matt Targett (loan deal) have bolstered Eddie Howe’s squad for the run-in.That gives Newcastle an initial spend of over £80m, with more payments to come, depending on how deals have been structured and performance-related add-ons.Newcastle’s new-found wealth has helped the Premier League record a bumper window with an overall gross spend of £295m.According to market analysis by Deloitte, the 2022 January transfer window is therefore the second highest January transfer window spend ever, behind only 2018, which saw a whopping £430m spent when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Aymeric Laporte were the headline deals.HAVE YOUR SAY! Will Newcastle avoid relegation from the Premier League this season? Comment below. Interestingly, January 2022 is also over four times higher than the spend during January 2021 (£70m), showing the lessening impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Newcastle United’s new £33million signing Bruno Guimaraes has been handed an unusual shirt number after completing his high-profile move from Lyon.The Brazilian becomes the club’s second-most expensive signing in their history after putting pen to paper on a long-term contract with The Magpies.The club announced the 24-year-old will take the No.39 shirt after becoming Eddie Howe’s third signing of the window, following Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood to St James’ Park.While it may seem like an unconventional number for Guimaraes to pick, the Rio de Janeiro-born star has a heartwarming reason behind the choice of the special digits.Guimaraes was born in the Brazilian capital’s Sao Cristovao neighbourhood and, according to The Times, he was remains close to his family and place of birth to this day.His father, Dick, worked as a taxi driver, roaming around on the streets of Rio as a young Guimaraes made his way through the youth ranks.When he signed for Lyon from Atletico Paranaense in 2020, Guimaraes chose the number 39 as a homage to the number his dad’s taxi carried.And he has continued that tradition after being handed the chance to pick his special number for his latest move to Tyneside, with the new shirt likely to be popular amongst Newcastle fans.HAVE YOUR SAY: Will Newcastle's new £33m signing help them avoid relegation? Comment below.The report also says that Guimaraes re-watches all of his matches with his parents when he goes back to visit and uploaded a picture of their time spent together over the festive period.Describing her son’s character, Marcia claims Guimaraes is a model citizen: “He goes to bed early, doesn’t go out and has never drunk a drop of alcohol,” she said.News of the midfielder’s signing is

Newcastle United transfer target Dan Burn would bring with him Premier League experience but only three fingers on his right hand.The Brighton defender is familiar to most football fans because of his huge 6'7" inch frame which sees him measure in as the tallest player in the English top flight.His size has helped him to bag 15 goals during his career which has also featured spells at Wigan, Fulham and Birmingham.However, a lesser-known fact about Burn's body is that he is missing one of his digits.The 29-year-old has never addressed the fact in an interview but there is an explanation.According to The Free Library, he was wearing a ring on it when climbing a fence aged 13.And the item of jewellery is said to have got caught on a spike which resulted in the finger being ripped off.Having been on the south coast since 2018, Burn could now be set for a move to the north east before Transfer Deadline Day on Monday. Will Newcastle stay up after their January signings? Let us know in the comments section.Newcastle are looking to wrap up a deal for him after Sevilla blocked their approach for fellow centre-back Diego Carlos.There is reportedly a release clause in Burn's Brighton contract, which only has 18 months left on it.The St James’ Park board had an offer of £8m rejected by the Seagulls this week but an improved bid could see the Northumberland-born man join his boyhood club.He is part of a trio of signings that the Magpies want to round off their January transfer window business with, as per The Telegraph.Finalising the £30m deal for Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes is the priority on Tyneside.And then Eddie Howe wants to bring in soon-to-be out of contract Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to add some extra firepower to his

Newcastle United target Bruno Guimaraes is reportedly in favour of a move to St. James' Park.Guimaraes' current club Lyon released a statement on Wednesday which appeared to pour cold water on a transfer deal.But the player is now understood to have told his agents to push through a move to the north east.

Newcastle but Sevilla are still holding strong in their bid to keep hold of the defender.The Premier League side are continuing their quest for survival by utilising the January transfer market and one of the names at the top of the list is the highly-rated centre-back.But transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has said his current club are going to make sure they get their monies worth. In a tweet, he said: “Diego Carlos has agreed personal terms with Newcastle on potential five-year deal. No doubt on player’s side.

Will Newcastle play in the Champions League in the next five years? Let us know your thoughts hereWilcox is in no hurry to leave the Etihad but has been identified by Newcastle as an individual who ticks the boxes they are looking for as the link man between board and team management.The 50-year-old, who won three caps for the Three Lions, was a member of Blackburn’s Premier League winning squad in 1995 alongside Toon legend Alan Shearer.And it will be no surprise if the pair have been in touch since the Newcastle takeover with Shearer tipped to be handed an Ambassadorial role by the new regime.