Newcastle United ended the January window with three new faces in Anthony Gordon, Garang Kuol and Harrison Ashby.
Eddie Howe had been keen to add more depth to his squad after finishing the window looking a little bit light in midfield. But United felt they could not stand in the way of Jonjo Shelvey after he was made a lucrative contract offer by Nottingham Forest.
The Magpies sanctioned his exit knowing they had limited time to bring in a replacement and despite being unable to get a new signing through the door, the last three days of the window were spent looking for a holding midfielder to come in on cover.
