The Daily Telegraph journalist Luke Edwards has shared that Newcastle United 'do not intend to spend big' on any player in the January transfer window.

The Lowdown: Great start

The St James' Park outfit have made a great start to the Premier League season, sitting pretty in third place in the table.

Given the financial backing by the owners in the summer, when the Magpies had a net spend of £122.4m and brought in Alexander Isak as a club-record signing, they could look to go again in January in order to cement their chances of finishing in one of the Champions League places by the end of the campaign.

The Latest: No intention to go 'big'

Taking to Twitter, Edwards has shared that Newcastle 'do not intend to spend big' on players in January, but that could potentially change after their trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in December.

He tweeted: "The word coming out of #nufc at the moment is they do not intend to spend big in January on anyone but could high league position and a trip to Saudi Arabia in December change that?"

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The Verdict: Go the extra mile...

While Newcastle are in such a healthy league position, they should be looking to go the extra mile and get one or two more big players into St James' Park in January.

Money should not be too much of an issue given PIF's wealth, so they could essentially cherry-pick who they would like from the players who are attainable.

The Magpies' long-term ambitions will be to eventually play in the Champions League regularly, but the financial backing for some of the 'big six' clubs may mean that this will take longer than they perhaps anticipate.

With the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool falling behind at the moment, this season presents a glorious opportunity for the Magpies to finish in the top four, and a couple of big-money signings in January could help them massively in that regard.