Now the dust has settled we take a look at Newcastle United's transfer window away from the noise
Newcastle United's summer transfer window was probably one of the most frustrating we've ever encountered, and that was a high bar to clear after three windows of so little activity.
Amid a backdrop of pure shenanigans and constant speculation on Alexander Isak and a move to Liverpool, Newcastle found themselves missing out on target after target for various reasons - usually baffling reasons that could only have been masks for financial reasons - we're looking at you Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko.
However, despite those setbacks, Newcastle accomplished their goal of bringing in a new goalkeeper, a central defender, a right winger, and a striker, even making it two strikers in the end and throwing in a bonus midfielder.
In terms of exits, we lost Sean Longstaff and finally axed Isaac Hayden, and trimmed down the goalkeeper numbers by offloading Martin Dubravka and Odysseas Vlachodimos.
Looking at who we actually brought in this summer, it would be very hard to argue that the squad hasn't improved dramatically since last season. Now that the window has closed, we can assess where our squad stands, and we believe we've got everything in place to have a great season, especially now that all of that outside noise is gone.
Aaron Ramsdale
Replacing Martin Dubravka, Ramsdale has come in on loan for the season from Southampton and brings a whole heap of quality with him. Having represented Arsenal and England, Ramsdale will push Nick Pope for that starting place in every game.
Malick Thiaw
Patience pays off. After chasing Thiaw last summer, Eddie Howe finally has his man. The German defender has only made a cameo appearance so far as the partnership of Fabian Schar and Dan Burn is too good to split up, but eventually Thiaw and Sven Botman will start to play alongside each other and that will be our pairing for the future.
Jacob Ramsey
The former Aston Villa man has already been thrown in at the deep end thanks to an injury to Joelinton and after a very limited time training with his new side, looked good in the first half against Leeds on Saturday. Unfortunately his day was cut short thanks to the man he replaced, Sean Longstaff who inflicted a minor injury. he should be fine for the Wolves game, though, and hopefully we'll see more of what he can do. He already looks like a big upgrade on Longstaff. No wonder he hoofed him.
How would you rate Newcastle's summer window purely in terms of the business we did do?
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Excellent35%
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Good55%
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Average8%
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Poor1%
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Terrible1%
Anthony Elanga
Another long-term target, Elanga is finally a Geordie and thanks to arriving early in the window, he's been a regular fixture in Eddie Howe's 2025/26 team. He's not really shown us yet why we paid £55 million for him, but it's still a bit too soon to judge. His pace, however, is unbelievable. The lad can catch pigeons.
Yoane Wissa
A deadline day arrival to replace the released Callum Wilson, Wissa will bring plenty of goals and a heap of versatility with him from Brentford. Wissa was the highest-scoring non-penalty taker last season. He also only missed three Premier League games last season with injury. Already a huge upgrade on Wilson.
Nick Woltemade
The massive German arrived at Newcastle for a record fee on a wave of post-Under-21s-Euros hype. It may take time for him to get up to speed, but he has all the qualities to be a massive success in the Premier League.
If we ignore everything that happened and focus purely on the players we lost and the ones we brought in, we have to rate this window very highly. Probably a eight or nine out of ten for us. How about you?
