Newcastle United have a massive summer ahead of them. Having only just confirmed their Premier League status on the final day of last season, they want to avoid a repeat of such a scenario during the 2015-16 campaign. Now that Steve McClaren has been confirmed as the new head coach on a deal that could rise to as many as eight years, the former England manager will be keen to get his hands on Mike Ashley's chequebook so his reign gets off to a flying start. Players will depart St James Park in the coming weeks, but equally, at least seven are believed to be likely to arrive on Tyneside. Centre-backs, wingers and strikers are of the utmost priority, with at least two proven forwards wanted by the Magpies. As ever, plenty of players have been linked with a move to St James' Park with no action coming out of St James' Park at the time of writing this article. If United could get half of the players they have been linked with over that proverbial line, then next season could be a lot brighter than many could have ever expected. So here are all of the players Newcastle United have been linked to in the past week and theres something exciting and unusual names on the list and exactly how whatculture.com/nufc reported the stories
