Here is how Newcastle United will line up for their latest pre-season friendly.
Newcastle United starting XI: Elliot, Manquillo, Lejeune, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Hayden, Atsu, Perez, Mitrovic
Newcastle United subs: Darlow, Gamez, Lascelles, Mbemba, Aarons, Colback, Merino, Murphy, De Jong, Diame, Gayle
Newcastle United continue their pre-season preparations with a friendly match against German club Wolfsburg this afternoon.
The Magpies have had mixed fortunes so far this summer, impressing against the likes of Bradford City and Hearts but losing 2-1 last time out to Mainz.
Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez has brought in three new players so far this summer in the form of Javier Manquillo, Florian Lejeune, Jacob Murphy and Mikel Merino and all four feature this afternoon with the latter pair the bench.
That is unlikely to be the end of Newcastle’s summer business. The problem could be the inflated prices average players are now commanding and the Magpies’ desire not to be drawn into bidding wars, no matter how much they need additional strength in depth.
Benitez built a side capable of securing Championship promotion last time out but he is well aware of the additional challenges facing Newcastle when the Premier League campaign kicks off later this week.
The Spaniard has today’s match and the weekend meeting with Hellas Verona to settle on his starting XI for the first domestic match of the new season against Tottenham Hotspur on 13 August.
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