There are also players who could still be sold on this summer, too, as Newcastle look to deliver a well rounded squad ready to compete at the top end of the Premier League table.

With all that in mind, Chronicle Live has taken a look at the dream scenario Newcastle will hope to achieve come August 30’s summer transfer deadline.

Miguel Almiron makes way for Jarrod Bowen

Newcastle are in the market for a new right-winger and have already sold teenage star, Minteh, to Brighton. With both Miguel Almiron and Jacob Murphy still on the club’s books, though, United will need to sell one of them on to keep the squad balanced and their players happy.

With no public interest in Murphy, Almiron is the more sellable asset having almost joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab in January. The 30-year-old still has two years remaining on his deal at St James’ Park but there is believed to have been talks held between the Magpies and an unnamed Saudi club this summer over a potential transfer.

Almiron has been a very good servant since joining from Atlanta United in January 2019, but his departure will be accepted by supporters if a genuine upgrade is signed.

And if that genuine upgrade arrives in the shape of West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen, the Magpies would be signing a player with proven Premier League quality and an England international winger.

The 27-year-old wouldn’t come cheap, given he is under contract in East London until 2030, and Newcastle would have to pay around three times the amount of the £22million Mike Ashley wasn’t prepared to pay to sign him from Hull City in January 2020.

Bowen’s name has come up in recruitment meetings and his record of notching over 20 goal contributions in all competitions in each of the last three seasons proves he is a move worth exploring, whatever the price West Ham charge.

Anthony Gordon stays amid Liverpool interest

Perhaps the most shocking move Newcastle explored last week in order to alleviate their PSR worries was a possible sale of Anthony Gordon to Liverpool.

Newcastle’s Player of the Season last term, who is currently representing England at EURO 2024, was offered to the Reds in a package which would have seen Liverpool’s young defender Jarell Quansah move in the other direction.

Liverpool turned down the terms of that package but have not ended their interest in the Magpies winger, whose head has been turned, according to reports, given the Reds were the team he grew up supporting.

But Newcastle simply cannot afford to lose a player of Gordon’s quality and if they are serious about their ambitions to establish themselves as a team who consistently compete at the top end of the Premier League they must build their team around him, rather than allowing him to leave.

Chelsea’s Alexander Isak interest rebuffed

And if Newcastle are building their team around Gordon, they need to build it around Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak, too. Bruno’s £100million release clause ended last week which eased fears Newcastle could lose him this summer.

But talk of Chelsea’s interest in Alexander Isak has not gone away and the Magpies must rebuff any further advances for the Swedish international this summer.

Chelsea have enquired about his availability and Newcastle are said to be not be listening to offers below £115million. But now the Magpies have navigated their PSR woes, they should not consider any sale at all this summer for Isak, who scored 25 goals in all competitions last season.

Callum Wilson dilemma

Newcastle could sell Wilson this summer, amid interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia, as well as West Ham United.

The 32-year-old’s struggles with injury have been well documented and as he moves towards the twilight years of his career, now may be the right time for Newcastle to cash in.

The problem with that, though, is that strikers with Wilson’s proven Premier League goalscoring record do not grow on trees and signing someone of that ilk does not come cheap.

If Newcastle can do that, or at the very least sign a younger forward with obvious potential, then a sale should be sanctioned. If they can’t, it may be a risk to move on the England international forward.

Centre-half search comes to a successful end

Newcastle have already secured the signing of left-sided centre-half Lloyd Kelly but they are still in the market for another central defender amid Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman’s injury worries.

Both players have suffered cruciate knee ligament injuries and are expected to miss a significant chunk of the opening months of the season.

Dan Burn and Emil Krafth can be used as central defenders but Howe has preferred to use both of those players a full-backs. That means Fabian Schar and Kelly are Newcastle’s only recognised central defenders and they will need a quality reinforcement in place ahead of August 17’s Premier League opener at home to Southampton.

Newcastle failed in their attempts to sign Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer and have been linked with Wolves’ Max Kilman, Bologna star Riccardo Calafiori, AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori and Liverpool’s Quansah but have made no real progress in their search so far.

Dubravka leaves amid goalkeeper reshuffle

Newcastle’s goalkeeper situation now looks sorted and there is no space in there for Martin Dubravka. Having been linked with Valencia star Giorgi Mamardashvili and Burnley’s England under-21 international goalkeeper James Trafford, Newcastle’s actual signings have been somewhat understated.