Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe still is eager to add to his squad.

This summer the club have invested £32m in Sven Botman, £15m in Matt Targett and have signed goalkeeper Nick Pope for an undisclosed fee.

But Howe says it is wrong to assume the club can "sign whoever we want".

"Financial Fair Play will impact us, will continue to impact us, I think, for a number of years," Howe said.

"We haven't got the free rein, the free hand that maybe has been perceived in the media, that we can go and sign whoever we want and pay extortionate fees and wages."

Newcastle are hoping to buy an attacking player before the transfer window closes, having made a bid for Leicester's James Maddison understood to be between £40m and £50m.

They had also been in talks to sign Reims striker Hugo Ekitike, who has since joined Paris St-Germain on loan.

"We're having to be creative and smart and try to make the right additions with the financial restraints that we have," Howe said.

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