Fast-forward a month and then some since Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund confirmed\u00a0the purchase of Newcastle United and the new era at St James\u2019 Park has welcomed a promising managerial change at the club as the Magpies replaced Steve Bruce with Eddie Howe recently.<\/p>\n
With the managerial clutter cleared up, Newcastle\u2019s new\u00a0leaders can now shift their focus to the on-coming winter market window, and the subsequent ones after that. As it is even at this early juncture, several players are already linked to Newcastle with more names being added to the list.<\/p>\n
Barcelona \u2018salt of the earth\u2019 goalkeeper Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen\u00a0is one of the numerous players being linked with a move, unlikely though it may appear, to the Saudi-owned English club in recent weeks. Apparently the initial claims appeared feeble to begin with, but the Catalan media have since followed up on them with their customary intensity.<\/p>\n