Newcastle United are planning for a massive summer transfer window.

Newcastle United skipper Bruno Guimaraes admits he and his teammates ‘need help’ ahead of what is expected to be a big summer of change at the club.

The Brazilian has returned from 10 weeks out injured with his team in the midst of a horror run of results - losing five on the bounce, and nine of their last 12 in the Premier League.

The 1-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday evening has left the Magpies 14th in the table. While Guimaraes is refusing to give up hope of qualifying for Europe by targeting four wins from the final four matches, the current form has some looking over their shoulders.

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Newcastle are as close to the relegation zone as they are to the top six, with a late win for Tottenham Hotspur at already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers closing the gap on the bottom three to eight points.

Realistically, Eddie Howe’s side only need one more win to quash any growing relegation fears but few are confident about where the next point will come from, instead hoping for others to slip up during the run-in.

United host Brighton & Hove Albion at St James’ Park on Saturday before facing two of the teams below them, Nottingham Forest away before then West Ham United at home, both of whom are in better form. In the 2026 table, only Spurs and relegated duo Burnley and Wolves have picked up fewer points than Howe’s men.

Bruno Guimaraes admits Newcastle United ‘need help’ this summer

Head coach Howe is under pressure, with sections of the fanbase calling for a change. But as exclusively reported by The Gazette last week, Howe remains central to the club’s summer planning, with the focus on trading players, not the manager.

PIF officials, including chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, are due on Tyneside later this week to discuss the upcoming summer, as well as big off-field matters such as a new training ground. And ahead of that meeting, club captain Guimaraes has pleaded for help.

Asked about reinforcements, Guimaraes said: "I hope so, I cannot comment too much because I am just a player, but we have to improve a lot of things in the club. I think we need help."

A big summer of change at Newcastle United

With Newcastle set to miss out on European qualification, the club are braced for the departure of some big names to help facilitate a summer rebuild.

The Magpies have Premier League and UEFA financial rules to comply with and last summer spent the best part of £250million on the permanent signings of Nick Woltemade, Yoane Wissa, Anthony Elanga, Jacob Ramsey and Malick Thiaw.

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And ultimately, it is a window that is yet to pay off, with some wondering if it ever will. Thiaw is an outright success after making his 50th appearance at the weekend, but Elanga and Wissa at £55m each have failed to make an impact.

Woltemade started his Newcastle career brightly but since the turn of the year has either been playing out of position in midfield or sitting on the bench.

It is with that in mind, a summer reset is in the offing, with a transfer strategy, rather than process switch, already undertaken by sporting director Ross Wilson,

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