Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with regular panellists Chris Waugh and George Caulkin.

Following criticism of the club's transfer window, an unusual statement was published via official channels. We pick out the main points and consider the motivations behind it.

One of only two players signed was Mexican teenager Santiago Munoz. We get the inside track from the journalist who was closest to the story, The Athletic's Felipe Cardenas.

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