The club are locked in the frustrating position of having limited headroom within the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) to add to their squad unless they are able to broker sales in the upcoming window.
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Read MoreRunning in parallel with efforts to improve the starting XI, Newcastle want to “turbocharge” efforts to find the next Yankuba Minteh and have had scouting “boots on the ground” in France, Belgium and Germany in recent weeks.
The i Paper understands that a budget has been assigned for bringing in “project players” to follow Georgian winger Vakhtang Salia, who signed in October amid fierce competition.
There is hope, too, that Newcastle can secure a right winger, while they are also looking for a goalkeeper and striker, but PSR is enough of an issue to make sales necessary.
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Read MoreSome of those concerns have been allayed by a pair of fine wins that have helped generate momentum at St James’ Park.
If this season has been anything, though, it has been inconsistent and they need to sustain that improvement at Ipswich Town on Saturday.
“We need perspective this season,” he said.
“We are concentrating on performances, which are going in the right direction.
“Everyone is 100 per cent behind the gaffer and we know how well he has done for us since he has been here.”
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