But PSR remains a thorn in the side of Newcastle, a club who have plans to shake up the established elite and make the so-called ‘big six’ a ‘big seven’, something that will help deliver the greater revenues through success that they require for organic growth.

The January transfer window has been open for a week and much like 12 months ago, it has been a quiet few days on the transfer front not just at Newcastle United, but around the Premier League. Clubs up and down the division are worried about PSR whilst buying players is always a difficult task in a winter window that often has very unwilling sellers.

Newcastle fought back to claim a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions through first-half goals by Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak, with Dutch centre-back Botman able to produce an assured display to cement the club's fifth-place spot in the Premier League.