Newcastle United supporters will be much more focused on incomings rather than outgoings this summer, and why shouldn’t they? They will all remember transfer windows gone by where it was all about clinging onto their best players, something they often failed to do.
In the Premier League era alone, some real fans’ favourites at St James’ Park were sold as matters of business, and because the ambition at United was minimal. We have taken a look at a handful of departures that have left the Toon Army dejected over the years.
Yohan Cabaye to Paris Saint-Germain – January 2014