John Barnes believes Newcastle need to bring in players who're going to "dig deep" rather than people like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Magpies were linked with a loan move for the Arsenal striker prior to a £20million move for Chris Wood and Barnes doesn't believe Aubameyang will be a Magpie come the end of the window.
The Gabon international has fallen out of favour with Mike Arteta and is being widely touted for a move away from the Emirates.
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"I don’t think that’s realistic," Barnes told BonusCodeBet. "The kind of players Newcastle want are players who can fight against relegation, not win a league. If things aren’t going well and they need to dig deep, is Aubameyang someone you’d want there?
"I doubt very much that that will happen. Scoring goals isn’t their problem.
"Having togetherness and harmony and everyone pulling in the right direction is what Newcastle need.
"With all the money they have they still can’t get Messi or Mbappe. Newcastle can’t all of a sudden pay twice the salaries of Man City and Liverpool.
"This project might mean they can pay more money than the others in two or three years.
"They’re not going to be paying £200m for players in January, that’s not realistic."
