After adding Chris Wood to their ranks, Newcastle United are still in the market for another attacking option.
Victory over Leeds United yesterday has raised optimism around St James’s Park and with deadline day just eight days away, supporters are hoping for more good news on the transfer front.
Attacking midfielders like Jesse Lingard and Dele Alli have joined out and out strikers such as Duvan Zapata and Darwin Nunez as potential recruitments for Eddie Howe’s side this month.
Ultimately, any attacking player that joins Newcastle will be judged by the number of goals and assists that they contribute and some players in the not too distant past have found difficulty in doing just that whilst in the black-and-white.
Here, we take a look at 16 attacking players who flopped whilst at Newcastle United:
Note all stats taken from Transfermarkt.
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13. Yoshinori Muto
Very little was known about Muto when he joined in summer 2018 from Mainz. Despite spending three years in the north east, Muto joined Vissel Kobe this summer with supporters still knowing very little about him - save for scoring that goal away at Old Trafford. NUFC stats: 28 games, 2 goals, 0 assists Photo: Clive Brunskill
14. Xisco
The Spaniard, who is still playing for Alcorcon in Spain’s second-division, signed for Newcastle in 2008 for a £5m fee. He never really settled whilst in England and after a series of loan moves back to his home country, he eventually joined Cordoba in January 2013 on a free transfer. NUFC stats: 11 games, 1 goal, 1 assist Photo: GRAHAM STUART
15. Emmanuel Riviere
A solid season for AS Monaco made Riviere one of the latest ‘French Revolution’ recruits on Tyneside. A brace against Crystal Palace in the League Cup and a solitary league goal, scuffed in against QPR, were his only efforts whilst on Tyneside. NUFC stats: 31 games, 3 goals, 1 assist Photo: Stu Forster
16. Islam Slimani
A short-term loan move for the Algerian looked, on paper, an ideal way for Rafa Benitez to bolster his attacking options. However, injury and then suspension meant he rarely had an impact for Newcastle. NUFC stats: 4 games (130 minutes), 0 goals, 1 assist Photo: Nathan Stirk