Newcastle United fans will soon find out just what the truth is regarding the club's plans in the January transfer window.
Most stories point towards there being no money and outgoing business being the priority. The team's recent upturn in form may soften the blow if Paul Mitchell fails to bring in any reinforcements in his first full window as sporting director.
However, despite outlets insisting there'll be no business, it hasn't stopped them reporting on transfer links.
There are definitely areas of the squad that need tending to. Centre-back, right-wing and centre-forward could all do with extra bodies, but whether any of those issues are able to be addressed in January remains to be seen.
However, after being endlessly linked with a big-money move for Marc Guehi in the summer to solve our defensive woes, it would appear there has been a big change in policy with Newcastle now being heavily linked with RC Lens defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
Newcastle were linked with Khusanov previously, but now iNews are claiming that things are hotting up for the 20-year-old Uzbekistani defender.
It's believed that Khusanov has been tasked with finding him a new club with Lens apparently looking to recoup around £20 million for his signature.
Abdukodir Khusanov is said to have all the attributes to make him a success in the Premier League, and though he may not be ready to just drop straight into the first-team at 20 years old, the fact that Lens are asked less than half of what we were looking to spend on Marc Guehi, he seems like a sensible gamble.
iNews even claim that the player is keen on a move to St James' Park with Newcastle ready to try and beat Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City to the punch.
It looks like we could be in for an interesting January after all. Fingers crossed.
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25 | 36 | 60 |
2 |
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25 | 29 | 53 |
3 |
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25 | 12 | 47 |
4 |
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25 | 17 | 44 |
5 |
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25 | 15 | 43 |
6 |
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25 | 13 | 43 |
7 |
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25 | 9 | 41 |
8 |
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25 | 5 | 39 |
9 |
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25 | -3 | 38 |
10 |
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25 | 0 | 37 |
11 |
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25 | 1 | 34 |
12 |
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25 | 12 | 30 |
13 |
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25 | -3 | 30 |
14 |
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25 | -4 | 30 |
15 |
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25 | -7 | 29 |
16 |
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25 | -18 | 27 |
17 |
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25 | -19 | 19 |
18 |
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25 | -27 | 17 |
19 |
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25 | -30 | 17 |
20 |
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25 | -38 | 9 |