With Ki Sung-yeung away for almost the entirety of January due to the Asian Cup, Newcastle and Rafa Benitez will find their already thin squad become even thinner as the South Korean goes away to play for his country.
The Spanish coach doesn’t have many options that could come in and replicate what the former Swansea man offers to the Magpies, so perhaps he will need to dip into the transfer market for a reinforcement or two.
Of course, we all know that’s easier said than done on Tyneside, especially with Mike Ashley in charge, so Benitez won’t receive much backing in the market – Ashley would be a huge fan of this move in all honesty, as it wouldn’t cost him much at all.
In that case, we asked Newcastle fans if they’d like to see their club dip into the free agent market and make a move for former Sunderland man Didier Ndong to bolster their midfield options.
Convincingly, a huge 62% of those who voted said that they don’t want to see the 24-year-old at St James Park, as shown by the results below…