Kieran Trippier also arrived at the club from Atletico Madrid to add depth in defence, along with Matt Targett of Aston Villa – and both have shown no reason why they need to be replaced going forward. Though the midfield may need to be improved upon further after the arrival of Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon, and Aaron Ramsey is a name who has regularly been linked with a return to the Premier League via Newcastle.
The Magpies’ final piece of the puzzle if they were to, although unlikely, secure the signatures of all the aforementioned names would be signing a world-class shot-stopped. Sport reported that Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen was approached by Newcastle soon after the takeover was complete but the German goalkeeper wasn’t willing to listen to the move, and that interest may be reignited by Howe in the summer.
Newcastle 2022/23 team: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kieran Trippier, Diego Carlos, Sven Botman, Matt Targett, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Aaron Ramsey, Allan Saint-Maximin, Divock Origi, Philippe Coutinho
