If Eddie Howe had got the signings he really wanted, how would the Newcastle United team now look?

I don’t need to tell you just how many players United are linked with.

You only need to look at the desperation across the media, as they run stories every day that they know are complete nonsense. Either invented by themselves, or simply copied from others who have made them up.

So when looking at the Newcastle United team we could potentially have had, I am not going to consider every single player that has been linked with NUFC these past four and a half years. With basically anybody and everybody linked during that time, I would pretty much be picking from all the top players in the world!

For example, I am not going to be considering whether Mbappe plays up front, nor am I wondering whether I should Lamine Yamal gets a game.

Indeed, I am not even considering the likes of say Mbeumo and Cunha, where not for a minute do I believe Newcastle United actively tried to sign them.

Instead, I am limiting myself to a relatively small group of players who at least to me, Eddie...