It may only be 31 days, but what happens at Newcastle United during this transfer window will tell us a lot about the years ahead.
Plenty of Premier League clubs have arrived at January in similar peril — the Magpies are two points from safety having won one match — but none of those teams have ever been under the control of the world’s richest owners.
We have heard close to nothing from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund since they acquired an 80 per cent stake in the club in October.