Newcastle United are ready to look to sides like Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool as the Premier League loan scene begins to gather pace. With top-flight bosses starting to whittle their squads down ahead of deadline day, Eddie Howe is ready to play the loan card he vowed to during pre-season.
United will be in a good place on that score as they can offer loanees Premier League action and the potential of a permanent deal if things go well. Howe and sporting director Dan Ashworth have will hope their excellent contact books pay off in the final few weeks of the window.
Newcastle have already been linked with Chelsea stars like Christian Pulisic, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Armando Broja with Thomas Tuchel set to make final decisions in due course. Chelsea are likely to hold on to Broja if they don't sign another striker. So it's worth keeping an eye on incoming business at Stamford Bridge this month.