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. Steve McClaren was unveiled as the Magpies' new boss more than two-and-a-half weeks ago and yet he has not been able to unveil his first signing at the club. Newcastle have been linked with upwards of 70 - yes that is correct - faces so far this transfer window but the club have failed to get even one signing over the line. Players will depart St James Park in the coming weeks, but equally, at least six 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 also 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 - there are some exciting, unusual (and also quite frankly ludicrous) names on the list - and exactly how whatculture.com/nufc reported the stories