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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17. Emil Krafth - 4/10
Krafth joined the club as a right-back but has mainly featured on the right of a back-three under Steve Bruce yet has never really made a case to be a first-choice regular. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Photo: Clive Brunskill

18. Allan Saint-Maximin - 10/10
It took Saint-Maximin until December to score his first Newcastle goal, but since then, the mercurial Frenchman has gone from strength to strength and is now firmly one of United’s most-talented players. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Photo: Richard Heathcote

19. Joelinton - 5/10
The Brazilian arrived at Newcastle with a hefty price tag and was forced to play as a lone-striker for most of the season. Joelinton has disappointed with his goals and assists return so far, but showed flashes of promise when partnered with Callum Wilson last campaign. (Photo by Scott Heppell - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool

20. Ryan Fraser - 5/10
Fraser joined Newcastle with great expectations that he would be able to rekindle the relationship with Wilson that proved so successful at Bournemouth - however, that has not happened yet. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster

