• Head coach hoping for new recruits in January• ‘I won’t just bring players in for the sake of it’Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce will sit down with owner Mike Ashley this week to thrash out a plan for what remains of the January transfer window.The sportswear tycoon is due to make a rare trip to Tyneside to meet the man he appointed as Rafael Benitez’s successor during the summer, when he sanctioned big-money bids for record signing Joelinton and fellow forward Allan Saint-Maximin. Related: Transfer window January 2020 – every deal from Europe's top five leagues Continue readingreadfullarticle
