The story of deadline day as Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce reveals inside track on January window
Newcastle, 14th ahead of Saturday’s home game against Norwich City, had also been looking at strikers, notably Hull City’s Jarrod Bowen and Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud but there were no further additions after the capture of Danny Rose on the eve of deadline day.
Recap the story of the day with our blog, with updates from Steve Bruce and expert analysis from Miles Starforth and Liam Kennedy.
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"I am always grateful for our fans’ support.
“It was great honour and happiness of mine to play for such a great club as Newcastle United
“I never forget the time with Newcastle Fans. It is a pity that I could not do better but sometimes in football, there are things I could not overcome.
"Thanks a lot to everybody and so long.”
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