Steve Bruce reveals whether Newcastle United's injury crisis will have an impact on his January business

Newcastle United have TEN players OUT – but that fact is unlikely to impact Steve Bruce’s transfer plans.
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Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie and Allan Saint-Maximin are long-term injuries, while Paul Dummett and Ciaran Clark have been out over the festive period.

Add to that the FOUR muscle injuries suffered – Javier Manquillo, Jetro Willems, Jonjo Shelvey and Fabian Schar – as well as DeAndre Yedlin’s potentially broken hand and it’s been a torrid few weeks in the Premier League for Bruce and United.

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To add insult to injury Jack Colback – who is eligible for the FA Cup, despite being outside the Magpies’ Premier League 25 – is also OUT for four months with a knee problem. That injury also has a potential impact on Bruce’s January plans, with United looking to free up space in their squad for incomings.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Steve Bruce, Manager of Newcastle United gives his team instructions  during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James Park on January 01, 2020 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Steve Bruce, Manager of Newcastle United gives his team instructions  during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James Park on January 01, 2020 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Steve Bruce, Manager of Newcastle United gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James Park on January 01, 2020 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

But what about the injury situation as a whole? Will it force Bruce and Newcastle United into action?

"It won't change my thoughts in the transfer window,” Bruce revealed in the aftermath of his side’s third defeat on the bounce against Leicester City on New Year's Day.

“We might get four or five back in the next week or so."

United face Rochdale in the FA Cup this weekend and Bruce believes only Dummett has a chance of making the game, while Yedlin could also be fit, provided the hand injury suffered against the Foxes does not rule him out.

The January transfer window opened on Wednesday and closes at 11pm on Friday, January 31.