Newcastle boss rules out January signings

Hughton lost Hatem Ben Arfa to a long-term injury last weekend after the on-loan winger suffered a double-leg break in the game against Manchester City.

“I’m disappointed to have lost a player of Hatem’s quality – but we’ll not over-react to one injury in what is a very strong squad,” Hughton told Newcastle’s official website.

“We won’t be adding to the squad in January; I feel we have a lot of strength in depth with the players we have already and there’s no need to add to it.

“We completed our squad before the last transfer window and I’m extremely pleased with the players we brought in. Mike Ashley and the board were financially very supportive and, together, we did some very good business in the summer.”