Nick Woltemade celebrates scoring with Lewis Miley and Jacob Ramsey

We're constantly told you can't judge the relative merits of any transfer window until months, perhaps years later. It's a fair point. Clubs don't spend tens of millions of pounds of players just so they can impress in the first few weeks.

Signings are usually made for the long term, especially in recent times at Newcastle United, where we have seen a concerted investment in youth.

The plan is to ensure the Magpies have stars who will develop on Tyneside and give their best years to the club, and to a large degree it has worked. Look no further than Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon for evidence.

Trusting Eddie Howe to develop exciting talent into fully-fledged top-level per

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