Newcastle United are set to stick with their ambitious but sensible transfer blueprint for the next three or four windows at least as the club begin phase two of the 2021 takeover.
Just a year ago, there was understandable excitement from supporters after the Saudi-backed takeover went through and mocked up images of Kylian Mbappé in a Newcastle shirt circulated on social media. But since then, sensible building blocks have been laid down by the owners and a £200million spend has unfolded.
The Magpies signed Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Dan Burn and Bruno Guimaraes for cash in January before turning Matt Targett's loan deal into a permanent arrangement in the summer. The board felt that without that investment at the start of the year, United's Premier League place was in jeopardy.
