Eddie Howe strengthened his squad with Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali and Harvey Barnes coming in for a big outlay, and is seemingly happy with his squad.
An injury crisis has tested the depth of the squad, but Newcastle have navigated the last few weeks superbly, and are in a strong position domestically and in Europe.
Newcastle are one of a number of clubs to have been linked with a move for out-of-favour M
“Phillips wanted to stay at City this summer despite some approaches, so he’s still focused on doing his best for City and then a decision will be made later, like November or December.
“Newcastle won’t decide anything on transfer targets before they know what happens in their Champions League group.”
anchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips in recent days but there is currently no indication that Howe will make a move for him in January.
In his Daily Briefing, Fabrizio Romano revealed that there is currently no contact between Newcastle and Man City for the 27-year-old, and that Newcastle will only decide on their transfer plans based on how the rest of the Champions League group stage pans out.
“Despite links with Newcastle and Everton, I’m not aware of concrete talks on this one,” Romano stated of Kalvin Phillips.