With four weeks of the transfer window remaining, Steve Bruce is hoping progress is made on the recruitment front in the coming weeks, or United risk losing out altogether.
In the meantime, scroll and click through the pages to see how the Magpies’ transfer business so far compares to their top-flight rivals:
5. CHELSEA
IN: Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Xavier Mbuyamba (Barcelona), Ben Chilwell (Leicester), Malang Sarr (Nice).
OUT: Pedro (Roma), Willian (Arsenal), Nathan (Atletico MG), Trevoh Chalobah - loan (Lorient), Izzy Brown - loan (Sheffield Wednesday) , Jamal Blackman - loan (Rotherham), Marc Guehi - loan (Swansea). Photo: GLYN KIRK
6. CRYSTAL PALACE
IN: Nathan Ferguson (West Brom), Eberechi Eze (QPR). OUT: Stephen Henderson (free agent), Jason Lokilo (Doncaster), Ryan Inniss (free agent). Photo: Catherine Ivill
7. EVERTON
IN: Niels Nkounkou (Marseille). OUT: Morgan Feeney (Sunderland), Luke Garbutt (free agent), Oumar Niasse (free agent), Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice), Fraser Hornby (Reims), Kieran Dowell (Norwich), Cuco Martina (free agent), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax). Photo: Pool
8. FULHAM
IN: Anthony Knockaert (Fulham), Antonee Robinson (Wigan), Mario Lemina - loan (Southampton), Harrison Reed (Southampton)
OUT: Jordan Archer (free agent), Luca de la Torre (Heracles), Matt O’Riley (free agent). Photo: George Wood