Here is the Newcastle United news, views and opinions for Sunday, July 3 .

The Magpes had a fantastic start to the transfer window - which only officially opened on Friday. Already manager Rafa Benitez has spent £25million to secure the signatures of Matz Sels, Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie.

But Newcastle's summer spending is far from over. So what now for Benitez as he plans his next transfer deal?

We understand that club officials hope to have a new centre back at the club as early as next week. So who could Benitez be looking at? We'll have all the latest throughout today's blog

Stay with us for all the latest news and views with Chronicle chief sports writer Lee Ryder and NUFC writer Craig Johns.