Eddie Howe says that Newcastle United will assess their options in the January window during the World Cup break.
The Toon boss has played down transfer talk going into a crucial period just ahead of the tournament that sees six points up for grabs and a place in round four of the League Cup. And only after the encounters with Aston Villa (h), Southampton (a), Chelsea (h) and Crystal Palace (h), will Howe sit down with sporting director Dan Ashworth and chief scout Steve Nickson to talk recruitment.
Howe said after beating Spurs: "We're not currently looking at January. When the Premier League breaks for the World Cup that will be the time when I will have a look.
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"I'm very pleased with the group, we still have a number of injuries and players not available today who I think would make a huge difference especially to our in game options.
"The priority is to get those players back fit, once we do we have a very good squad. Then we'll look to see which areas we can strengthen."
Newcastle hope to see Allan Saint-Maximin back before the World Cup but Alexander Isak will have to wait until the resumption of play after the Qatar tournament.
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