Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is keen to sort out the futures of his off contract stars.
Uncertainty remains over the futures of Jose Enrique and Joey Barton with talks over new contracts having been put on hold, but a list of prospective signings is being drawn up with the Magpies having already been linked with the likes of Cheick Tiote's Ivory Coast international team-mate Gervinho and PSV Eindhoven winger Jeremain Lens.
Pardew said: "We have sat down and discussed briefly what the plans are, of course.
"It's very important to have a strategic plan of what you are doing.
"We don't want to be doing everything at the last minute."
