All eyes will now flip to the summer time from a recruitment standpoint, with the membership popping out of January with no new signings however a PSR enhance thanks to 2 gross sales price £30m.
It’s hardly ideally suited and dangers Eddie Howe being left quick over the second half of the season, with us not solely failing to signal a right-winger however shedding squad depth following Miguel Almiron and Lloyd Kelly’s departures.
Nonetheless, if there may be one silver lining, it appears we’ll FINALLY have room for manoeuvre within the subsequent switch window and the ‘headroom’ to enhance the squad on a number of fronts.
After revealing that our prudent strategy to January might hand us a £100m enhance heading into the summer time, Mark Douglas on the i has revealed three positions Newcastle United look set to focus on.
The North East reporter reveals that the membership will ‘prioritise’ strikes for a centre-back, right-winger and striker, describing the summer time because the ‘subsequent stage of their rebuild’ after a tough January.
As we all know, the membership have barely strengthened Eddie Howe’s first XI over the previous THREE switch home windows, however that appears set to alter in a couple of months time – and it must with a number of areas of the squad in want of recent blood.
Who we might signal might be open to debate over the comings months, however you may see why the membership might be seeking to prioritise at centre-back, right-wing and striker.
At centre-back, Fabian Schar is 33 and nonetheless has a lot to supply, however there’s been discuss of us wanting a long-term alternative for the Swiss for a 12 months or two now. Gamers linked embody the likes of Bournemouth’s Illia Zarbanyi, together with Marc Guehi and Sporting Lisbon’s Ousmane Diomande.
On the right-wing, our want for an improve is evident, irrespective of how a lot Jacob Murphy has improved, with our lack of depth in that space additionally clear after Almiron’s exit. Ones to observe might be Tyler Dibling of Southampton, PSV’s Johan Bakayoko, Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo.
Final however not least, a striker to compete with Alexander Isak needs to be on the agenda now Callum Wilson approaches the top of his Newcastle contract, alongside together with his unending battle to remain match. Lille star Jonathan David has been watched a number of instances, however there’ll be fierce competitors when the Canadian turns into a free agent on the finish of June.