Sam Brown· Updated 
Newcastle’s transfer window was frustrating to say the least, with owner Mike Ashley generally unwilling to loosen the purse-strings and allow Rafael Benitez to bring in a statement signing.
Restricted instead to solid role-players and loan additions, we look at some players the Magpies could bring in for nothing at all.
See which five free agents Newcastle could add here:
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