Alan Shearer Exclusive: Big summer transfer window ahead for Newcastle with the signing of a a striker crucial

Newcastle need to sign at least six players and let go the same amount this summer

I guess we'll see a change in strategy for Newcastle in this transfer window. I don't think they'll go for £70 million players. I think they will go for young, up-and-coming, energetic, point-to-prove players, like when they signed Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento. Their market is now probably £30-40 million players who have got a lot to prove.

They need to get six or seven players out and they need to get six or seven in. And I think those players are either going to be playing or, without doubt, pushing for first-team spots. It does need a refresh, there's no doubt.

It's been a really tough season for Eddie Howe and for Newcastle as a whole, but I believe Eddie deserves a chance to go again, rebuild again, and see where he can get Newcastle with no European football next year. I know that hurts, but in the long run, it may be better, although I would prefer them to be playing in Europe next season.

You see what Aston Villa have done, you see what Crystal Palace did on Wednesday evening. Clearly, Newcastle would like to be in Europe, but they're not, and they have to use that to their advantage next season.

Signing a striker in the summer transfer window is crucial for Newcastle

Signing a striker for Newcastle is crucial in this transfer window, but you name me a club that does not have a centre-forward who's going to be crucial to their plans. Out of the 20 Premier League clubs, I could give you 12 or 13 that are looking for that exact same player. And they're all probably shopping in the same market.

They've all got their scouting networks all over the world looking for the next £70-80 million player who will be sold in five or six years' time, but everyone is after that.

It's a really, really important summer for Newcastle. I do believe last summer's transfer window set them back two years, but we have to accept that and get on with it. They're still in a healthy position, and it'll be a really important, interesting summer ahead for Newcastle.

Morgan Rogers is worth over £100 million if he were to leave Aston Villa this summer

Aston Villa have to tread carefully, and Morgan Rogers, without doubt, is their biggest asset. Without being disrespectful to anyone, if Declan Rice is moving for £100 million and Caicedo is moving for £100 million, then Morgan's fee would also be at least £100m.

That's how good he is. That's how good he is now, let alone if he goes with England and smashes it out of the park in terms of the World Cup.

Yan Diomande would be a good buy for Liverpool

It is a big transfer window for Liverpool on the back of a really, really frustrating season after winning the league. Their recruitment last summer hasn't worked yet. Now, Kerkez may get better, Frimpong may get better, Wirtz may get better, and Isak may get better. Because of Mo Salah leaving, mentally it will free up those guys, so I do expect them to get better.

But with Andy Robertson leaving, and maybe Konate along with Salah, they need another huge summer. And they can't have a summer where they're waiting 12 or 18 months for players to settle in.

Arne Slot's signings need to hit the ground running otherwise you know what'll happen

Liverpool need a host of players in their forward line because with Mo Salah gone, you're left thinking who they've got. They've got Isak, they've got Wirtz, they've got Ekitike, but he's going to be out, and then you've got Gakpo and Ngumoha. There's no doubt they'll need another striker in there, and a forward who's ready to go and ready to come in and score 15 goals.

They are linked with Yan Diomande, and he's a really talented player. He would add a lot to Liverpool, but what the fee would be, I'm not quite sure. It would obviously be a lot of money, and I guess if they do buy him, then they've watched him several times. So It would be a good buy for them, yeah.

Andy Robertson going to Spurs is a great deal for both parties

There's no doubt Andy Robertson going to Spurs is a good move for both him and Tottenham. His experience, his know-how, and he's still got great ability. Pound for pound, he's probably one of the best signings we've seen in the Premier League. I think it was about £8 million when he signed from Hull City.

But after what he's given Liverpool - his service, his attitude, and everything - he's just been a class act. So for Spurs to get him on a free transfer and get another year or two out of him, then yes, I think it will be a good deal for Spurs.

Elliot Anderson would go straight into Man City and improve them

Every big club will be after Elliot Anderson this summer. The likes of Manchester City and United, I'm pretty certain, and even big clubs abroad. I mean, there are probably only a select few that would be able to afford him, and City are one of them.

If he does leave, again, the fee is going to be huge because of the potential to be at the top of his game for a number of years, what he's done at Forest, and what he's done with England. Very much like Morgan Rogers, he could be onto something very special at the World Cup, which will only raise his stock even higher because he will start for England, and if he's fit, then he'll probably start every game. He'd go straight into that Man City side and improve them.

When it comes to Anderson leaving Newcastle, I've told you my feelings on PSR before. It's a tough one. I heard Eddie Howe speak after the Forest game, when he scored the winner against Newcastle, about how much it hurt him and how he never wanted to let him leave.

From a personal point of view - a human being point of view - it's great to see a local lad doing so well. His rise has been rapid, and he deserves everything he gets.

If Sandro Tonali wants to leave Newcastle, then fine, but he'd be better off staying

Regarding the rumours of Tonali going to Manchester United, I guess it all depends on whether Man United get Elliot Anderson in. I guess Elliot Anderson would be their number one target, both for City and Manchester United. That wouldn't surprise me.

Very much like the Anthony Gordon situation, if he makes it clear that he wants to leave, then you have to say, "Okay, we accept that, we get the best possible price for you, and we move on."

I would like to see him stay at Newcastle because there's a real talent there, and he links really well with Bruno. But I don't know his or the club's situation. It might work for the club to sell him. It might, depending on what their recruitment plans are and whether they've got someone to come in who they believe will be better in 12 or 18 months.

So it might be an advantage, but I don't know. As I said, if it were my choice, I would keep him at Newcastle for another year.

He is on a long-term contract, and we did look after him and protect him when he was dealing with all those charges. But it might be best for both parties. Again, I don't know the financial situation, but if they're getting a huge figure like £90 million, then it might work best for Newcastle.

If Newcastle are selling Gordon for £70 million and Anderson is going for over £100 million, then it would take an awful amount of money to get him out of Newcastle.

Very much like Isak and Gordon, if he wants to go, then fine, no problem. You have to do what's best for the club, get the money in, and move on.

He's a really good player, and there's no doubt about that. We've all enjoyed watching him at Newcastle. It did take a while, obviously, with what went on with the charges and everything else. But he's a nice guy, and there's definitely a talented footballer in there.

Xabi Alonso knows that Chelsea can't repeat their past transfer policy mistakes in this window

Chelsea can't repeat their past transfer policy mistakes, and I guess Alonso has gone in there knowing that. That's why he's got the title of manager rather than coach, and he's got more control over who goes out and, more importantly, who comes in. So I'd be amazed if their transfer policy didn't change. It has to change because look where they've finished and look at what's happened to them.

I know they won the Club World Cup, but what's happened to them since is a reflection of how their policy doesn't work and never will work.

Alonso is a shrewd guy. He knows that, and he'll have far more control as the manager than any of the coaches have had for a while at Chelsea.

Chelsea need maybe three or four top-class first-team players ready to go in and play if they're going to challenge next season.

You would have to pay crazy money to sign Enzo Fernandez

You have to look around at the economics of football and say, well, if they signed Enzo Fernandez for over £100 million, they're not letting him go for less than a profit. So someone would have to pay crazy money for him.

I'm not sure there are teams out there prepared to do that, so I guess it's one thing wanting to leave, but it's another thing entirely for someone to come in and pay the money Chelsea would want. If you're getting Fernandez - and I know he's a World Cup winner - they'd want at least that £105 million back. So it'd be really interesting to see who would be prepared to pay that.

It would cost an arm and a leg to get Cole Palmer out of Chelsea

Cole Palmer, by his own standards, hasn't had a brilliant season. He's been relatively quiet, and he's also been left out of the World Cup squad, which will be a huge disappointment for him. Whether he uses that as fuel to go again at Chelsea or thinks he's better off going elsewhere, I don't know. But without doubt, the talent is there.

Arguably, two of the most talented players - Palmer and Foden - are not going with England, but that tells you how good Morgan Rogers has been and how good Jude Bellingham is. So those are the standards they have to get up to.

It's a tough one with Cole because, again, without doubt, it would cost an arm and a leg to get him out of Chelsea given the level of talent he has.

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