Newcastle United have a midfielder and full-backs on their wish list for January, but the club may make “opportunistic” moves for marquee names if they become available.

A month out from the transfer window, it is being stressed that detailed plans are not yet fully formed at St James’ Park and targets have not yet been finalised.

There’s an expectation across recruitment circles of a quieter month, although The i Paper understands a number of clauses for high-profile players become active in January to mirror the situation with Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo.

Whether Newcastle act in that market or not is unclear. Talks between Ross Wilson, the club’s new director of football, and Eddie Howe have centred largely on the make-up of the current squad and the areas where he feels they are

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