Newcastle United are already having a good transfer window so far with two deals done for top level left-back Matt Targett and England goalie Nick Pope.
By the time the pre-season fixtures begin, Eddie Howe is hopeful of adding at least two more new faces and for all the social media negativity on Hugo Ekitike, a deal which is still active, the reality is Newcastle, in the event of any deal slipping away, will move on to other targets and business will be completed in good time for the new season. Seldom could that be said during the Mike Ashley era but if January wasn't enough proof that Newcastle's new owners mean business, a good steady start to June should offer more than just encouragement that United will get what they need.
June is a particularly difficult month for clubs with agents - see the Hugo Ekitike deal - believing they can get the big fees they want early doors. The representative in question, Karl Buchmann, is the man holding up Ekitike's move to Tyneside - not the player.
