Newcastle United currently have a full 25-man squad for the Premier League, meaning any incomings in January must be balanced out by players leaving the club.
Assuming they will be active in the January market, and all reports suggest they will be in order to try and avoid the drop, then there may be a few players that leave St James’s Park this winter.
It could be a time of great upheaval at Newcastle but, like any club, they have had to deal with squad changes in the past.
So what has happened to the players that left Newcastle United for large sums of money?
Here, we have listed the 11 players that left Tyneside for the highest transfer fees and have detailed how their career progressed, or stagnated, after leaving St James’s Park:
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9. Mathieu Debuchy
A summer move to Arsenal in 2014 was secured for Debuchy after a solid spell at St James’s Park. The full-back lasted just a year-and-a-half in London before moving to Bordeaux on loan. He then joined Saint-Etienne on a free in January 2018 where he stayed until this summer when he moved to Valenciennes in Ligue 2. Photo: Scott Heavey
10. Jermaine Jenas
Jenas’ rise at Newcastle saw him play for England and become one of the most promising midfielders in the Premier League. Spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and QPR followed before his retirement in 2016. Jenas now works as a pundit and co-commentator for the BBC. Photo: Alex Livesey
11. James Milner
Unbelievably, 17 years have passed since Milner’s arrival at Newcastle and thirteen since his departure. Milner is still playing at the very highest level with Liverpool and has won Premier League titles with them and Manchester City since leaving St James’ Park in 2008. Photo: Shaun Botterill