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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17. Luuk De Jong (Sevilla - Barcelona - loan)
De Jong failed to score in any of his 12 disappointing appearances for the Magpies. Fast-forward seven years and De Jong has now been tasked with replacing Antoine Griezmann at Barcelona! (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) Photo: Denis Doyle
18. Antonio Barreca (AS Monaco - Lecce - loan)
Signed in January by Rafa Benitez, Barreca spent an entirely forgettable six-months at Newcastle. Ever since, he has failed to nail-down a place he can call home and is now off to Serie B in Italy to play for Lecce. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) Photo: Gabriele Maltinti