The Premier League is over for another season, with Newcastle ending the campaign strongly with a 4-0 win against Fulham on Sunday .
However, while the action on the pitch is on hold for a few months, the news goes on and on. Here's a roundup of the top Newcastle stories of the moment, featuring updates on Rafa Benitez's future, Salomon Rondon and even Tiemoue Bakayoko.
Intrigued? Read on...
Mike Ashley 'ready to splash the cash' is not a phrase that is often uttered outside the context of a Wetherspoons. However, that exact wording appears in one Calciomercato report which claims the great fireplace vomiter is up for getting out the chequebook for Tiemoue Bakayoko, whose season of redemption in Italy has hit the skids.