Newcastle United’s busy transfer window in the summer meant a fair few players had to leave the club in order to make room in Eddie Howe’s first-team squad.
Whilst the Magpies struggled to offload some players on a permanent basis, they did manage to secure loan deals for some of the fringe members of their squad.
Newcastle, under the new guidance of Dan Ashworth and loan manager Shola Ameobi, also managed to find clubs to take some of the younger members of the squad on-loan as they aim to develop their talents away from the club and gain exposure to first-team football.
Here, we take a look at how every player to leave Newcastle United this season, either on-loan or on a permanent basis, has fared in their new surroundings since departing Tyneside.
5. Federico Fernandez
After four solid years on Tyneside, Fernandez moved back to Spain in the summer, joining La Liga side Elche. Spain’s basement boys have struggled this term and released the Argentine earlier this month following just one appearance for the club. Photo: Ian MacNicol
6. Garang Kuol
Kuol left Tyneside almost as quickly as he joined the club, moving to SPL side Hearts on-loan until the end of the season. The Australian made his debut for the Jam Tarts against St Mirren on Friday night and should have had an assist to his name, despite playing just 15 minutes from the substitutes bench. Photo: Morgan Hancock
7. Isaac Hayden
Hayden’s move to Norwich City has been plagued by injury problems. After recovering from a knee injury, Hayden made 12 appearances for the Canaries but now faces another stint on the sidelines having had fresh surgery on his knee. Former Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner has just been appointed Norwich’s new manager. Photo: Nathan Stirk
8. Freddie Woodman
Woodman enjoyed an incredible start to his career at Preston, keeping seven league clean sheets in a row at the beginning of the season. Under Ryan Lowe, Preston are very much in the picture for a play-off place, with Woodman playing a major role in keeping 12 clean sheets in total. Photo: Gareth Copley