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:
17. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
IN: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Southampton), Joe Hart (Burnley), Matt Doherty (Wolves). OUT: Jan Vertonghen (Benfica), Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), Luke Amos (QPR), Troy Parrott - loan (Millwall), Oliver Skipp - loan (Norwich), Victor Wanyama (Montreal Impact). Photo: Pool
18. WEST BROMWICH ALBION
IN: Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Cedric Kipre (Wigan). OUT: Jonathan Leko (Birmingham). Photo: David Rogers
19. WEST HAM UNITED
IN: Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague). OUT: Jordan Hugill (Norwich), Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), Albian Ajeti (Celtic), Sead Haksabanovic (IFK Norrkoping), Carlos Sanchez (free agent), Pablo Zabaleta (free agent), Roberto (Real Valladolid). Photo: ADAM DAVY
20. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
IN: - OUT: Helder Costa (Leeds), Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea), Jordan Graham (Gillingham), Tsun Dai (Shenzhen), Ryan Giles - loan (Coventry) Matt Doherty (Tottenham), Cameron John (Doncaster), Matija Sarkic - loan (Shrewsbury). Photo: INA FASSBENDER