Newcastle had qualified for the Champions League the previous season. So they had ample opportunity to strengthen the squad by adding star players to their squad. Because star players will not only come to Newcastle to play in the Premier League, they will definitely want to perform in the Champions League. It is more honorable. But the Newcastle management did not try to bring any star players into the team. And their performance this season has been poor. Qualifying for the Champions League is almost impossible for them now. Now I don't think coach Eddie Howe will be able to add any first class star players to his squad.
Newcastle United are now one of the few clubs owned by the Arabs in recent times and that’s one sweet thing as now they’ve got enough money to get some signings done. But the fear of most players is that this club is not really an elite club yet. An elite club is one who has frequently appeared in the UCL and for this to be done they’ve got to finish in at least 4th place on the league’s table.
Based on current form the UCL hope is quite dim and if they dont qualify for it, then I don’t think they’ll be able to have any big name signing rather settle for average players fgand try to keep building up. Well let’s see how the 2nd phase of the league goes and what Eddie can do with this his Newcastle side who’re out of shape already. He have lots of work to do and failure to act fast might make them lose out on major competitions.