The St James' Park outfit have been linked with a string of potential replacements in the meantime, from young Spaniard Fernando Torres to Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent, but nothing has come to fruition as yet.

• 圣詹姆斯军团同时也牵扯到一些内部的调整，从年轻的斯潘尼亚德·尔南多·勒到查尔顿的射手达伦·特，但是到现在为止还没有什么成功的迹象。