It has been a difficult summer for Newcastle United, to say the least. While there is reason to be excited about the season ahead given the quality in the Newcastle squad and the reduced schedule this time around, the transfer market has looked pretty slow at times. Five senior players have of course come into St James’ Park this summer but only Lloyd Kelly looks likely to immediately improve Eddie Howe’s first-team options. Howe has also been open about the fact he did not want to sell either Elliot Anderson or Yankuba Minteh to Nottingham Forest and Brighton respectively but admitted the clu…
