Where do Newcastle need to strengthen this summer?
Take a long-serving player like Fabian Schar. Newcastle are going to have to be smart with their trading to generate the sorts of funds to enable the club to strengthen the spine of the team, which has to be the priority. Ed and Lara both asked: How likely is it that Sandro Tonali will leave?
[BBC] [Getty Images] BBC Sport's Newcastle United reporter Ciaran Kelly will be answering a selection of the questions you have sent in throughout Wednesday. Liam asked: What positions do you think we need to sign in the summer window? Ciaran answered: Where to start?
A new goalkeeper is right at the top of my list, while at least one full-back will be needed. Throw in a technical central midfielder and a prolific striker and, suddenly, I'm already hitting a nine-figure spend. Gulp.
That's before even taking departures into account, and the gaps that would need to be filled. Take a long-serving player like Fabian Schar. He may be 34 and entering the final months of his contract, but Newcastle would still have to pay a reasonable fee to find a worthy replacement, even if it is a younger player capable of one day filling the defender's boots.
So do they hand the Swiss another deal or truly overhaul the squad? It is not hard to envisage a one in, one out policy this summer. Newcastle are going to have to be smart with their trading to generate the sorts of funds to enable the club to strengthen the spine of the team, which has to be the priority.