McClaren Hints MORE Signings Will Follow Thauvin To Newcastle This Summer

Is this a slip of the tongue? Or is McClaren really looking to add further faces?

By Chris Waugh /

Steve McClaren has hinted that Florian Thauvin will not be the final new face to arrive at Newcastle United during this transfer window - by stating he is pleased with the club's incomings "so far" this summer. The Magpies have already brought five players to Tyneside this summer - Georginio Wijnaldum, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Chancel Mbemba, Ivan Toney and Thauvin - and McClaren has suggested that he will still look to strengthen further before the window shuts in less than two weeks' time. Thauvin completed his £14 million move from Marseille on Wednesday, with Remy Cabella moving in the opposite direction on a one-year loan that will likely turn into a permanent deal, and signed a five-year deal with the Magpies.

Although Newcastle have spent north of £50 million on their five acquisitions, McClaren suggested that Thauvin would not be the final addition - and rumours are growing that the Magpies are set to make a bid for Monaco centre-back Aymen Abdennour in the coming days. Speaking to NUFC.co.uk, McClaren said:
"The quality of our signings has been very good. "It's a rebuilding job and a slow process, but it's not eight, nine or 10 players at a time. "We had to make sure we got quality and we have certainly achieved that in our transfersso far this summer."
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