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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21. Jeff Hendrick - 5/10
After being linked with AC Milan and scoring on debut against West Ham, it looked like Hendrick would be a real coup for Newcastle, however, Hendrick struggled to consistently deliver in the black and white. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Photo: Catherine Ivill
22. Mark Gillespie - 6/10
Gillespie was brought into the club as third-choice goalkeeper and had three solid games in the Carabao Cup last season. (Photo by Martin Rickett/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
23. Jamal Lewis - 5/10
Signed from Norwich, Lewis came to Newcastle as one of the Premier League’s brightest young talents. However, the left-back struggled with injury and illness in his first season but hopes are high that he can become an exciting left wing-back. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster
24. Callum Wilson - 10/10
Newcastle’s new number nine certainly knows where the back of the net is and has been worth every penny of his transfer from Bournemouth. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Photo: George Wood