Newcastle United’s ‘uninspiring 2/10’ and ‘steal’ 9/10 transfers under Steve Bruce’s rated: photo gallery
15 players joined Newcastle United during Steve Bruce’s five transfer windows in charge of the club.
By Joe Buck
Published 27th Mar 2023, 15:00 BST
Under Bruce, Newcastle struggled near the wrong end of the Premier League table as they battled relegation, looking like being doomed, before a late-season revival would see them steer clear of the drop.
His time as manager was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with his first season being interrupted, before the second played almost entirely behind closed doors, save for two games at the end of the season in-front of limited crowds.
Bruce’s last transfer window at the club saw Mike Ashley reluctant to spend and saw just one player join the club.
Here, we take a look at all 15 incoming transfers completed during Bruce’s time in charge of Newcastle United and rate them out of ten for their contributions to the club during their time on Tyneside.
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Bruce’s last transfer window at the club saw Mike Ashley reluctant to spend and saw just one player join the club.
5. Ryan Fraser - 3/10
Fraser joined Newcastle with great promise after shining at Bournemouth. Many were excited to see him link-up with Callum Wilson again, however, that simply hasn’t happened during his time on Tyneside. Injury problems and a lack of consistency has really hampered his time at the club and he is now training with the Under-21’s after being frozen out by Eddie Howe. Photo: Ian MacNicol
Lazaro did score some nice goals for Newcastle, including a good strike during their demolition of Bournemouth at the end of the 2019/20 season. Will be remembered for that goal and a strike against West Brom in the FA Cup. Photo: GLYN KIRK
Hendrick’s career at Newcastle started very well with a goal scoring debut against West Ham. However, he was unable to ever nail down a starting spot and has had two loan spells away from the club in recent times. Photo: Naomi Baker
Gillespie was brought in to act as third-choice goalkeeper behind Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow and that’s the role he has held throughout his time at the club. His last appearance came away at Newport County in 2020 - a game the Magpies scraped through on penalties. Photo: Gualter Fatia