The transfer window has only been open for little more than a week, but Newcastle United have already made a £15m signing in Matt Targett and new faces will follow in the coming months. That is for certain.
Yes, a permanent move for Targett was there to be done, after a successful loan spell last season, but Newcastle have already conducted more business than many of their Premier League rivals. In fact, Bournemouth, Brentford, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Wolves are all yet to make a single signing.
Also, unlike other occasions in the recent past, there can be no doubt that Newcastle are trying to do further deals. As part-owner Mehrdad Ghodoussi put it to one particularly restless fan this week: 'Patience is a virtue'.
