Newcastle United have already made one signing this summer – brokering a deal to clinch the signing of Christian Atsu from Chelsea after his season-long loan move.
But there have been no new signings yet, in spite of indications from Rafa Benitez that he wants to get new arrivals in as soon as possible ahead of a Premier League campaign.
United are looking to broker a deal for Florian Lejeune of Eibar and still hope to strike a deal for Tammy Abraham, the Chelsea striker who is on duty with England under-21s at the European Championships in Poland.
With Everton and Manchester City making big waves in the transfer market, it feels like it could be a potentially transformative summer for clubs in the top flight. But a look through United’s recent past in the Mike Ashley era offers a few clues about when they usually do business.
They’ve only signed players in June three times in the Ashley era – and last season under Benitez their first deal was clinched on June 29 as they signed goalkeeper Matz Sels.