Newcastle Transfers: 5 Signings Magpies Need For Top 6 Finish

2. Craig Bryson

As mentioned, Newcastle could do with more players that can provide goals and assists. We have already talked about attacking midfielders and strikers, but Derby County€™s Craig Bryson is more of an orthodox midfielder that provides goals and assists in abundance. Bryson played in Scottish football for Kilmarnock and Clyde before joining Derby in 2011 €“ and although he has also scored a few goals a season; he seems to have taken things up to a whole new level in this campaign. We may only be half-way through the season, but the player has already scored 11 goals and provided seven assists from his 24 league games. I would have thought that Derby would be keen to hold onto him, but he has the sort of qualities that will have Premier League clubs sniffing around; his average rating of 7.38 and a passing success ratio of 85.3% certainly would make him an excellent addition for Newcastle. The player also has international experience by winning two caps for Scotland so far.