A statement from Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew following the closure of the summer transfer window on Monday night

We are delighted to have brought Loic Remy to the club in this window and we believe he will form an exciting and effective partnership with Papiss Cisse Joe has worked hard on numerous targets, particularly an additional offensive player. However some of the options that were available within our financial means were not as good as the players we already had and there is no point bringing in new players unless they can improve us and take us forward.We did the majority of our business in the January window, signing five excellent first team players.With the strong squad we have we should all approach the season in a positive, optimistic frame of mind.