MX23RW : Friday, November 8 14:51:28| >> :120:7913:7913:

Alan Shearer: 'Newcastle United needed to replace Yohan Cabaye'

Alan Shearer believes that Newcastle United could be in trouble after failing to replace midfielder Yohan Cabaye.

Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer believes that it was crucial for the club to bring in a replacement for midfielder Yohan Cabaye.

The Frenchman signed for Paris Saint-Germain for a reported £20m last month.

While the Magpies tried to recruit Lyon's Clement Grenier as a replacement, the North-East outfit failed to convince the player to make the move to the Premier League.

"If you're going to let your best player go, you have to have a plan for someone to come in," Shearer told talkSPORT. "You can't let him leave and then bring no-one else in. That just can't happen.

"It sends a bad message out to the fans and, if you're a player in that dressing room, you must be thinking, 'where are we going?'"

Newcastle currently sit eighth in the Premier League table following Saturday's 3-0 defeat to rivals Sunderland at St James' Park.

ID:135320: cacheID:135320:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2103:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Football pundit Alan Shearer attends the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards at ExCeL on December 16, 2012
Read Next:
Shearer: Kinnear was a "strange" appointment
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Bengals
34-35
Ravens
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!