Newcastle United appear to be closing in on the signing of Lloyd Kelly. Indeed, Eddie Howe is confident about signing the Bournemouth defender as well as Fulham’s Tosin Adarabioyo as Newcastle begin to prepare for next season. Clearly, that has to be seen as a positive. With FFP restrictions looming, the signing of two Premier League defenders on free transfers feels like a hugely positive step. Howe has already talked about the “issues” Newcastle are dealing with defensively after a remarkable drop-off on that front in the season just gone. They conceded 62 times in the Premier League alone, …