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Lee Ryder

"At a premium" - Newcastle United wary of soaring prices in January transfer market

Eddie Howe admits he is braced to be hit with "a premium" when it comes to the January sales as Newcastle United look to build for the second half of the season.

United spent almost £100million on Sven Botman and Alexander Isak alone in the summer window but says those are the type of players who can challenge for a place in his top three side. It's unknown exactly how much Newcastle have to spend in this window and Howe has already warned there could hurdles as far as FFP is concerned.

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