Newcastle United will attempt to further reduce the size of the squad and the club's wage bill in the coming months to balance the arrival of a number of new signings.
Newcastle are closing in on a move for Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope after already making Matt Targett's loan deal from Aston Villa permanent earlier this month. Eddie Howe would ideally like to bring in another centre-back, wide forward and striker long before the window shuts on September 1.
As persistent as Newcastle have been with complex moves for Lille defender Sven Botman and Stade de Reims striker Hugo Ekitike, ChronicleLive reported last week that the club have a huge list of alternatives to target if required. With Howe and his coaching staff putting names forward, and the recruitment team previously compiling clips and data for the Newcastle head coach to analyse, the Magpies certainly have a number of players in mind for each position.
