Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez says the team must trim their squad if they are to make further signings before the transfer deadline.

"Obviously we have a lot of players we have to move out if we want to move [players] in. It depends on how many we can move in one direction.

"We have to wait and see if this work behind the scenes is good. If we can move players out it will be easier to bring players in. My focus now is to win on Sunday, to get three points and little by little to see where we are."