Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says they cannot waste a single day of the January market.
The Magpies will hope to flex their newly acquired financial muscle when the transfer window opens on January 1, with Amanda Staveley's Saudi-backed consortium looking to significantly strengthen the squad they inherited after almost 14 years of relatively meagre investment under previous owner Mike Ashley.
However, that may prove easier said than done as they try to land the calibre of player they want with their plight so precarious, and head coach Howe is under no illusions that his hopes of doing business quickly lie out of his hands.
He said: “Of course ideally you'd want to utilise every day that you have. Certainly, from our perspective, we know we're in a hurry, we're not sat back thinking we've got all the time in the world.
“That's not where we are in our current position. Every day matters.
“In saying that, you don't control a lot of those factors, the players and the clubs and sometimes the agents control the speed of things.
“We're well aware of what we need to do, but as I say, doing it is another thing and it's very complex."
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