Newcastle United have made it to pre-season without losing any of their key players. While that is hardly the most ambitious of statements, it’s perhaps not something Newcastle fans could have banked on earlier this summer. Indeed, Bruno Guimaraes had a release clause worth around £100m in his contract running until late June, meaning the club had little hope of keeping him should an interested party stump up that money. Anthony Gordon, meanwhile, reportedly had his head turned after desperate talks with Liverpool as Newcastle were looking to raise money in order to comply with the Premier Lea…