Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has warned the club’s owners that the squad is in danger of becoming stale ahead of the January transfer window.
The Magpies have spent over half a billion pounds on players since Saudi-Arabia’s Public Investment Fund took over the club in 2021, but have kept their powder dry in the last two windows.
Lewis Hall was the biggest signing of the summer for £28m, but that was part of an obligation-to-buy deal after the defender spent last season on loan at St James’ Park from Chelsea.
Newcastle also sold two promising youngsters in Elliott Anderson and Yankubah Minteh to Nottingham Forest and Brighton respectively.
