The end of the 2023-24 season is near which means transfer rumours are beginning to ramp up. A roller-coaster campaign for Newcastle United has ranged from Champions League highs and Tyne-Wear derby wins to injuries galore, the Sandro Tonali saga and brutal reality checks on the road.
Finishing sixth - now within their grasp - would arguably be as good an achievement as last year’s top-four heroics given the overall context. Securing a Europa League spot would also keep the balance sheet ticking over and appeal to potential signings.
FFP/PSR restrictions continue to dictate the club’s thinking but Newcastle may not need as much dosh and one would expect. With a few shrewd moves, the Magpies can recalibrate their squad ahead of a potential Champions League push next year.
But who should they sign? And are the links true? Since the Saudi-backed takeover, fans have struggled to cut through the nonsense, with outlets and agents desperate to use Newcastle’s name.
NewcastleWorld has done that for you - profiling a new-look XI that could take the Premier League by storm next season. Our estimations calculate Toon chiefs needing to spend around between £95million and £110million to sign the players listed below.
1. GK - Giorgi Mamardashvili
Mamardashvili - valued at £30million - is linked with Newcastle and would be considered their long-term replacement for Nick Pope.
2. RB - Tino Livramernto
Livramento could make the right-back spot his own next season - especially if Kieran Trippier were to move on.
3. CB - Tosin Adarabioyo
Newcastle, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly chasing the defender, who is available on a free transfer this summer.
4. CB - Sven Botman
Admittedly, he won't be available at the start of the campaign but, when fit, Botman walks back into the Newcastle line-up.