Newcastle United head coach Steve McClaren has revealed that he wants to bring three or four new signings to the club to kickstart his term at St James' Park.
The Magpies have been heavily linked to Anderlecht's Aleksandar Mitrovic and PSV Eindhoven midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, but so far no deals have crossed the line.
According to The Chronicle, when asked if he wants to bring "three or four" players through the door, McClaren said: "That would be nice. Yes, I think the targets we have talked about and the positions to improve. We are talking about one, two, three, four, five - they don't all have to be top ones.
"We have to make sure not just the team is right, but the squad is right. There is a willingness from the club to do that but there is not a panic in a business sense to do it."
McClaren's first Premier League game in charge of Newcastle is at home against Southampton on August 9.
