Having lost a number of key players over the last few transfer windows, it was important that Newcastle United sent out the right message this time around.

Boss Alan Pardew was handed the funds to improve his squad, with a number of acquisitions certainly boosting their overall quality.

Departures were also limited, but supporters were angered by Hatem Ben Arfa's loan move to Hull City.

In: Ayoze Perez (Tenerife) Undisclosed, Jack Colback (Sunderland) Free, Siem de Jong (Ajax) Undisclosed, Remy Cabella (Montpellier) Undisclosed, Emmanuel Riviere (Monaco) Undisclosed, Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord) Undisclosed, Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar Donetsk) Loan, Jamaal Lascelles (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed, Karl Darlow (Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed

Out: Conor Newton (Rotherham United) Free, Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) Free, Shola Ameobi Released, Michael Richardson Released, Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal) Undisclosed, Sylvain Marveaux (Guingamp) Loan, Jamaal Lascelles (Nottingham Forest) Loan, Karl Darlow (Nottingham Forest) Loan, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Roma) Loan, Hatem Ben Arfa (Hull City) Loan

Here, Sports Mole Sofa panellists Barney Corkhill, Pascal Lemesre and Matt Law work their way through the club's transfer activity.