Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez believes there is still time to strengthen the squad before the January transfer window closes.

"We still have time so I'm confident we can do something," Benitez said of his club's chances of securing a late transfer.

"We are working on names, but we have been working for a month.

"To be fair, for more than one month. For the last month we have been working on names that we have on the list. Still, we have some time."

Benitez revealed "two or three" players are likely to leave St James' Park before Wednesday's 11pm deadline, but insists their departures depend on the club securing replacements.