Once a window that was earmarked as Newcastle United’s transition into a new era has become a frustrating month punctuated by high-profile transfer misses.
Eddie Howe has landed two of his targets - Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood both provide the Magpies some valuable Premier League experience in their battle against the drop, but Kylian Mbappe they are not.
Newcastle ’s first opportunity to flex their financial muscles following their takeover by a Saudi Arabian-led consortium has so far amounted to little more than frustrating Sean Dyche and Burnley.
