With the 2023 January switch window now open, we spherical up Newcastle’s completed offers, plus the gamers linked with strikes out and in of St James’ Park.

Howe cools talk of Fernandez to Newcastle

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has cooled speak the membership might signal Argentina star Enzo Fernandez – by saying the midfielder can be too costly for him.

The 21-year-old star, contracted to Benfica, was one of many breakout stars of the 2022 World Cup, with Magpies legend Alan Shearer imploring the membership to signal him reside on TV.

“I’m aware of him and I know him but I think the transfer fee is a bit lumpy,” stated Howe about Fernandez.

“I apologise to Alan for not seeing his TV feedback about Fernandez, I believe I used to be on the opposite channel!

“I do not suppose you ever simply analyse the World Cup and signal a participant off the again of these performances. There’s an enormous physique of labor that goes into signing a participant.

“It’s never off four weeks that you use to sign a player. It’s not to say we won’t use the World Cup as a recruitment tool to look at players, but solely on those performances? We wouldn’t do that.”

Who have Newcastle been linked with?

Adrien Rabiot – Newcastle have reportedly fallen behind Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the signature of French worldwide and Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot (Newcastle Chronicle, December 22).

Sofyan Amrabat – Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid are amongst these eyeing developments on the way forward for Amrabat (Daily Mail, December 16).

Jobe Bellingham – Newcastle are enthusiastic about Jude Bellingham’s youthful brother Jobe and will make a transfer for the 17-year-old Birmingham midfielder (TeamTalk, December 15).

Mykhaylo Mudryk – Arsenal are in a bidding warfare with Newcastle and various different Premier League golf equipment over high goal Mudryk (The Sun, December 15).

Milan Skriniar – Tottenham and Newcastle have been linked with a transfer for the Slovakian worldwide whose contract with Inter expires on the finish of the season (Metro, December 19).

Youssoufa Moukoko – Newcastle United are stated to be simply one of many golf equipment enthusiastic about touchdown 18-year-old Borussia Dortmund ahead Youssoufa Moukoko, who’s out of contract in the summertime and free to debate his future with any suitors subsequent month (Chronicle, December 19).

The gamers linked with a Newcastle exit

Chris Wood – Kiwi striker Chris Wood has been linked with a transfer to Leeds United nearly a 12 months after becoming a member of the Magpies from Burnley, though the 31-year-old insists he’s dedicated to Newcastle (Chronicle, December 20).

Jay Turner-Cook – Newcastle are interested by potential mortgage locations for highly-rated teenage midfielder Turner-Cook, who signed from boyhood membership Sunderland in 2021 (Daily Mail, December 19).

Confirmed Newcastle signings

None.

Confirmed Newcastle departures

None.