Newcastle United have announced two summer pre-season friendlies against Spurs and a K-League Select XI.
An official announcement in the early hours (UK time) of Tuesday revealing the news.
These will be the first time in the club’s history that Newcastle United play matches in South Korea.
United had already confirmed pre-season friendlies away at Celtic and also a game against Arsenal in Singapore.
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Another day, another injury setback. This time, Pape Sarr has been forced to leave training early after picking up an unknown knock. Sigh. I would say that it seems hard to believe we are back with yet another injury report. However, it’s really not that hard to believe anymore, is it? The Tottenham medical team, if they aren’t overworked enough already, will soon welcome another player to the treatment table. Unfortunately, that treatment table might not have enough capacity for many more players at this point in time. You name a Tottenham key player, they’re probably injured. If they aren’t injured right now, they would have spent some time this season recovering from an injury. That’s how bad the situation is and it’s not getting any easier. Tottenham suffer yet another injury blow as midfielder leaves training early According to Tottenham insider Paul O Keefe on X (formerly Twitter), Pape Sarr had to exit training prematurely due to an unknown injury knock. In his own words, O Keefe said: “When it rains and all that. Pape Sarr had to pull out of training today. Unsure of the extent of issue. Ange speaking later.” This season, Sarr has played in every Premier League game for Tottenham. He has started just 14 of those but he’s come off the bench in the other eight matches. Sarr is a great player and he’s been a tremendous asset to Tottenham since joining. However, he’ll be the first to admit he isn’t quite at the level of playing *every* league game. This, if anything, only goes to show how important he has been to help navigate the injury crisis. That said, if this injury is anything serious, then Sarr’s Premier League streak might come to an end. After all, Spurs host Leicester on Sunday, after facing Hoffenheim away from home tomorrow evening. With this knock, I wouldn’t count on Sarr playing in the Europa League match. After all, this is less important to Ange Postecoglou anyway, given Spurs’ position in the Premier League. If he is carrying a knock, it is not worth risking him in midweek. Hopefully, Sarr is able to return in time to face Leicester. Otherwise, there’s no telling what the midfield will look like. At this stage, fans cannot even remember which players are injured and which are available. They have all just merged into one.
January 23, 2025
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Newcastle United say that fixture dates and ticket details will shortly follow for the Spurs and K-League Select XI matches.
Saturday 19 July 2025
Celtic v Newcastle pre-season friendly with 3pm kick-off
Sunday 27 July 2025
Arsenal v Newcastle pre-season friendly (National Stadium, Singapore) 7.30pm kick-off local time
Newcastle United official announcement – 27 May 2025:
‘Our men’s team will play matches in South Korea for the first time in the club’s history this summer.
Ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, we will take part in the prestigious Coupang Play Series 2025, one of Asia’s biggest summer sporting events.
Eddie Howe’s men will head to South Korea for two highly anticipated games where we will face a K-League Select XI, followed by an all-Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur.
Venues and fixture dates are set to be announced in coming weeks, along with ticket details for fans in South Korea as well as those wishing to travel to support us.
The Coupang Play Series is organised by and promoted by Pitch and Coupang Corp. and has previously seen some of the world’s biggest teams play in South Korea, such as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla FC, FC Bayern Munich and Atlético de Madrid.’
