DANNY Simpson believes Newcastle United fans have “every right” to expect a concerted push for Europe from Alan Pardew’s rebuilt side next season.

The dust has barely settled on their satisfactory return of 13th place last term but already United are looking to make moves in the transfer market.

Lille midfielder Yohan Cabaye will complete his move to St James’ Park when he returns from international duty, while The Journal understands that the club are edging closer to clinching a deal for a left-back and a striker.

The forward is one of Kevin Gameiro or Gervinho while Cheikh M’Bengue has been earmarked to replace Jose Enrique if the Liverpool target departs.

Talks with the Spaniard’s advisor are pencilled in for this week, with Newcastle already having rebuffed interest from the Reds.

Those players will join a squad that performed well last season but will be expected to move up a gear next year. And, as Simpson admits, the pressure will be on.

“We all know there’s going to be added pressure next season. We’ve had a laugh about the fans wanting Europe or whatever, but it’s true and they have every right to expect that,” he said. “We want to kick on ourselves anyway.

“We’ve done well this season, even though we had a few injuries and a few players left, but now we’ll have a full pre-season with the new manager, and we’re looking to move forward.

“I’m sure that the manager will want to bring in new players, but we are determined to keep the same team spirit that’s been so important to us this season.”