Alan Pardew wants three signings

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is hopeful of making three more signings this summer as well as keeping all of his star players at the club.

The Magpies have been credited with an interest in Lille defender Mathieu Debuchy and linked with a move for Roma forward Bojan Krkic in recent weeks.

"I know we can sign two or three ­players and keep all those we have. I know we can do that. I think we will be stronger," Pardew told The Mirror. "If we do lose a ­marquee player to a ­really inflated price – an Andy Carroll price – then we have got to trust our ­judgment and go into the market place and bring in an equivalent, and I think Mike [Ashley] is quite comfortable with that.

"The big job this ­summer is keeping players, as well as signing them. I think that is the key. We still have a window wide open and everyone is analysing and looking at what they did over the last year and at what other teams did.

"A lot of people will look at us, so I'm not out of the woods on that for sure. I don't fear a big offer coming in, I expect it. I expect a bid for one of our marquee players. Whether it's enough money to take the player away, we will have to wait and see, but it would have to be a lot of money."

Newcastle began their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 defeat away at German third division side Chemnitzer FC on Friday.