Newcastle United winners and losers after transfer window including Ryan Fraser and Ciaran Clark

The January transfer window has now slammed shut and it proved to be a busy month for Newcastle United as Eddie Howe strengthen his squad with five additions.

There was plenty of anticipation going into the winter market given the wealth of the Magpies' new Saudi-led owners but it gave them their first chance to stamp their authority on the club.

It was reported that Howe had £100million to spend and they finished at 11pm on Monday night having used around £93million of that budget on new signings - £7million shy of what the Magpies were willing to splash.

Newcastle fans will be hoping this investment can help them stay in the Premier League but they do currently sit inside the bottom three, a point behind 17th-place Norwich City ahead of their final 17 matches.

Here's a look at the winners and losers of January at St James' Park.

Despite Newcastle's league position, the excitement around the owners' ambitions was always going to make the Mapgies an attractive proposition for any player.

Kieran Trippier became the first signing of the new era when he made the £12million switch from Atletico Madrid before Burnley's Chris Wood joined in a deal worth around £25million.

Newcastle had to wait over two weeks for their next addition and there was some concern that a move for Bruno Guimaraes was going to fall through.

But the Magpies eventually announced the arrival of the Brazilian international on a four-and-a-half year deal for fee in the region of £33million plus add ons.

Matt Targett and Dan Burn were the Mapgies' only two signings on deadline day as Howe ended the month with five quality additions to his side as they try to stay in the division.

After struggling for regular game time under Steve Bruce at the start of the