Newcastle have just over a week to add to their squad with deadline day on 31 August approaching.
With only one addition so far, supporters will be hoping they can see a couple more new faces at St James’s Park, however, Steve Bruce admitted this could be tricky:
“Well you can never say never [about incomings] but we have this conundrum at the minute with this goalkeeping situation.
“Do we name four goalkeepers in the squad, which is practically unheard of?
“If we do do that, that’s the full quota of players that we’ve got, we have a full 25-man squad there so that’s the decision we have to make in the next couple of weeks.
“I never give up on trying to improve the squad and if there’s somebody out there who can improve us and we can do it, then we’ll try to act.”
“We’re always looking to improve the squad but defensively we now have to start addressing that and getting that balance right.”
Throughout the Mike Ashley tenure at Newcastle, transfer windows have often been a real mixed-bag.
And with the rapidly approaching deadline for transfer-business to be concluded just over a week away, here we look at and rate all 23 transfers made by Newcastle since promotion back to the Premier League in 2017.
The summer transfer window closes on Tuesday, August 31 at 11pm.
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9. Salomón Rondón - 10/10
It took the Venezuelan a couple of months to find his feet at St James’s Park, but once he did, he was a huge threat up-front for Rafa Benitez’s side. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Photo: Laurence Griffiths
10. Martin Dúbravka - 10/10
Possibly the best signing of the past five years, in summer 2018 Dúbravka’s loan deal was made permanent and he’s been Newcastle’s no.1 ever since. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Regan
11. Fabian Schär - 8/10
When fit, the Swiss international has regularly shown his class both at the back and in attack, but has been known to be ill-disciplined at times. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Livesey
12. Federico Fernandez - 8/10
Last-minute Deadline Day purchases tend not to go well, however, Fernandez has become one of United’s most consistent players in his three years on Tyneside. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) Photo: Nigel Roddis