For Trippier NUFC were the only show in town. Plenty of the Premier League teams would have had him, but teams need to prioritise spending and spending 12m plus (I think I read) a further 31.2m on wages on a 31 and has no resale value is not priority for most teams. I bet Trippier can't believe his luck.
I always look at the personal circumstances - he's a five year old and an almost three year old. His missus (
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) will have ambitions of her own (maybe RHOC). He is likely has a house in Manchester already and will be staying in Newcastle in a flat. Newcastle are a convenient port of call. I am sure he is a good pro, a bit like Bardsley, but unless they replace the entire centre back pairing and centre mids that side is going no where.