Newcastle United news: Newcastle United fans have delivered a clear message to new sporting director Ross Wilson ahead of the January transfer window.

Newcastle United fans have delivered a clear verdict on what their club needs to do during the January transfer window.

The Magpies have been very quiet during the last two winter windows as the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules severely limited what they were able to do. Back in 2022, a host of players were signed during the first window under new ownership in a window that is looked back on as one of the best the club has ever produced.

However, those two players were the last two permanent signings they made in the mid-season window with 2024 and 2025 windows coming and going without an arrival. PSR restricted what they were able to do in those windows with the restrictions so tight that they weren’t even able to sanction a loan move to Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips due to ‘financial reasons’ two years ago.

A busy summer of trading, though, means that the Magpies do have some wiggle room to make signings once the upcoming window opens on New Year’s Day. But just what do Newcastle United need to do, where do they need to strengthen and how much should they spend on new signings?

Newcastle United fans deliver clear transfer message

The upcoming winter transfer window will be the first for the club’s new sporting director Ross Wilson. Newcastle United announced on Saturday that Wilson had officially joined the club from the City Ground, with the 41-year-old succeeding Paul Mitchell in the role.

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Wilson is the third person to fill that role in as many seasons and will be keen to hit the ground running when the window opens: “I’m absolutely delighted to be here at Newcastle United,” Wilson said upon his unveiling.

“This is such a special club, and I fully understand the passion, ambition and expectations of our incredible supporters, as well as the ambition and desire of our ownership to keep developing and building an even stronger Newcastle United.”

Whilst Wilson begins to get his feet under the table on Tyneside, Newcastle United fans have already delivered a clear verdict on what he and the club needs to do in January. In a survey conducted by the Shields Gazette, 81.8% of respondents believe that the Magpies need to sign around two players during the winter window, with 54.5% believing that they need to spend between £50m and £70m on those new arrivals – further 28.8% believe a spend of between £70m and £100m is required.

In terms of where they need to strengthen, though, responses were a lot more varied. 39.4% believed that the club still need to strengthen their forward line, despite the summer arrivals of Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade.

Woltemade has made a very bright start to life at St James’ Park, but Wissa is yet to make his debut after being injured whilst on international duty last month. Central midfield, full-back and wide options are also among the top priority areas for Newcastle United to add to this winter, according to our survey.

The skills of Newcastle United centre-back Lesecond Yeutembip have been showcased in a new viral video online.

Formerly of Charlton Athletic, Yeutembip stands out in the video montage, towering over his age-mates whilst playing out from the back.

In one clip, Yeutembip appears to have lost possession on a number of occasions but keeps the ball in his care utilising excellent close control, before passing to a teammate.

Remember The Name: Lesecond Yeutembip

The teenage defender also demonstrates his ability from dead ball situations, firing a free-kick off the upright from distance in one of Newcastle’s junior matches this season.

Yeutembip is an England Under-16 international and recently skippered the side during the closing stages of a 2-1 friendly win over Italy and does not celebrate his 16th birthday until New Year’s Day.

Despite that, he already stands over six feet tall and earlier this year spent time with Newcastle Under-19s at the international Dallas Cup tournament where the Young Magpies took on Sao Paulo, Tigres UANL and Lonestar ECNL.

This season, Yeutembip has made an appearance for Newcastle in the U18 Premier League, coming off the bench to see out a 4-3 scoreline away at Liverpool. Last term, he made two such outings for the U18s towards the end of the campaign.

The youngster swapped Charlton and his London roots for the north-east back in the summer of 2024 and has advanced in his development ever since, according to local reports.

There is the possibility Yeutembip may be named in one of Newcastle‘s UEFA Youth League (UYL) matchday squads before the end of the season, should he continue on the same trajectory.

The Magpies face six more opponents in the competition’s league phase after losing to Barcelona and Union Saint-Gilloise in their opening two UYL fixtures.

Unlike the Champions League, each club must submit a list of 40 eligible players for the entire season, only 20 of which can be named in the squad by midnight the day before a game.

If Yeutembip is included in the 40-man selection, he could test himself against the likes of Benfica, Marseille, PSV Eindhoven, Athletic Club, Bayer Leverkusen or Paris Saint-Germain’s Under-19 sides.