Top five Premier League loan deals

Loic Remy (Queens Park Rangers to Newcastle United)

Loic Remy in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Newcastle United at Goodison Park on September 30, 2013 in Liverpool, England. (Getty Images)

The Frenchman, who was linked to the Magpies a year earlier before moving to QPR instead, has hit the floor running with three goals in four games already.

The 26-year-old has already sharpened a blunted Newcastle attack, and along with countryman Hatem Ben Arfa, could prove to be the difference between a mid-table finish or another relegation battle.