Alan Pardew won't rush Newcastle United transfers

Alan Pardew has insisted that Newcastle United will not rush into any transfer deals during the January window.

The Magpies recruited heavily a year ago by signing the likes of Mathieu Debuchy, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Yoan Gouffran, Massadio Haidara and Moussa Sissoko, but Pardew sees no reason to repeat a similar spending spree.

"I think we can be very calculated in this window. If you are in a good position, there is no need to rush anything," Pardew said in a press conference.

"In the corresponding window last year, we really needed to do some business and when you need to do business, I think it is a difficult window.

"When you don't need to do business, which perhaps you can argue we don't, then maybe you can look at it in a more calculated manner."

Newcastle have been linked with deals for a striker, including Bafetimbi Gomis, Dimitar Berbatov, Luuk de Jong and Konstantinos Mitroglou.