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It will be fascinating to see what kind of midfield Newcastle United end up with at the end of the transfer window. Such has been the need to strengthen elsewhere since PIF’s takeover at Newcastle, only two conventional midfielders have been signed in the Saudi Arabian era. Clearly, Joelinton’sremarkable adaption to life in the middle of the park has helped bolster ranks but only Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali have actually arrived from other clubs. Guimaraes, of course, has been a hugely successful signing and a constant in a midfield trio to have chopped and changed all season due to an i…