The January window is fast approaching, and with new ultra-rich owners, a newly-appointed manager in the dugout, and a team struggling to escape the clutches of a looming relegation battle, conditions seem perfect for a recruitment drive in the north east.
Various names have been bandied about in relation to the Toon Army, from the fanciful to the feasible, and the sudden influx of speculation has made it hard to keep track of who is supposedly on their radar.
The market is never far off the action, however, and we’ve compiled a countdown of 29 potential January targets, along with their current prices and how much Transfermarkt believes they are worth.
Check out the list below…

21. Dean Henderson - 10/1
Current club: Manchester United Age: 24 Transfermarkt market value: £19.8m (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Pantling

22. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 10/1
Current club: Liverpool Age: 28 Transfermarkt market value: £16.2m (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Pond

23. Keylor Navas - 9/1
Current club: PSG Age: 34 Transfermarkt market value: £10.8m (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) Photo: Lars Baron

24. Ben Brereton Diaz - 8/1
Current club: Blackburn Rovers Age: 22 Transfermarkt market value: £6.3m (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images) Photo: Cameron Smith

