Alan Pardew: “We’re very much looking forward to planning in the summer to take the team forward.
“There’s no doubt we need to replace (January departure Yohan) Cabaye, and we need to get ourselves one or two strikers that are going to give us a chance of European football.”
"Discussions will take place in a couple of weeks time.
"In terms of the scouting team, we know what we’re doing.
"You’ve got to manage the squad in terms of where their contracts are, but there’s no doubt we need to bring some offensive players into this group, particularly a Cabaye replacement.
“Really and truly, the chat with Mike will be about finance rather than actual targets.”