Newcastle hit with transfer Ban’ Reasons why they are idle in the January Transfer which is…

Joelinton injured his thigh against Sunderland on Saturday; yet, Howe may choose to add more players to his midfield in spite of this.

Joe Willock is out with an Achilles injury, and Howe will be without £52 million summer recruit Sandro Tonali until August after the Italian was found guilty of engaging in illicit betting.

Even though Lewis Miley has been fantastic, he is still only 17 years old, so he still has a lot to grow into and requires protection.

Which positions need strengthening in Newcastle?

Howe would want to have a goalkeeper, center defense, striker, wide forward, and central midfielder, but those positions won’t be filled until the summer, at the latest.However, as was already indicated, a midfielder and a striker must come first for the time being. This season, the absence of a third-choice option has been felt, as Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak have both missed time due to injuries.

Isak is currently among the Premier League’s top strikers, healthy, and productive. However, Wilson isn’t expected back for another two weeks, so the Swede will continue to bear the weight and run the risk of getting hurt again.

However, others could counter that the two would gain from the fewer games due to United’s withdrawal from European football and that they can resume their strong play from the second part of the previous campaign, when they were clicking on all cylinders.

If this question had been posed to me a few weeks ago, I would have responded that the goalkeeper position needed improvement; nevertheless, in the last week or so, Martin Dubravka has excelled with two fantastic performances away to Sunderland and Liverpool.

There is no transfer ban on Newcastle. Yes that’s a comic relief. But why are they not proactive about solving the above issues? That’s my rhetoric.