Just one senior player was brought into the Magpies. Joe Willock was the club’s only permanent transfer with a deadline day move for Santiago Munoz just an 18-month loan deal.
Despite trimming the squad and offloading some ‘squad players’, Steve Bruce was unable to convince the Newcastle hierarchy to spend money to improve his squad.
Things are not looking too rosy at St James’s Park at the minute and it has also been a real mixed bag for the former Newcastle United players that have found new clubs this summer.
Some have found themselves moves to ‘bigger’ clubs with big transfer fees involved, whilst others have seen their contracts run-down at their current club and moved on free transfers.
Here, we take a look at the 18 ex-Newcastle players that have moved clubs this summer:
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9. Valentino Lazaro (Inter Milan - Benfica - loan)
Lazaro spent just half-a-season at Newcastle in 2020. The winger showed promise, but didn't make his move to Tyneside permanent. He now finds himself out on-loan once again, this time to Portuguese giants Benfica. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images) Photo: Emilio Andreoli
10. Ben Tozer (Cheltenham Town - Wrexham - £200k)
Tozer failed to live up to his promise at Newcastle but has forged a successful career in the lower divisions in England. Tozer was Cheltenham Town captain but has dropped two divisions to join Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) Photo: Matthew Lewis
11. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest - Middlesbrough - free)
Ameobi moved back to the North East to join Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough earlier this summer. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Pantling
12. Florian Thauvin (Marseille - Tigres - free)
Despite not impressing on Tyneside, Thauvin did impress whilst at Marseille. However, he has fallen out of favour and moved to Mexican side Tigres on a free transfer this summer. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images) Photo: Azael Rodriguez