According to The Telegraph, Eddie Howe will keep his job at Newcastle United, whether the club qualifies for Europe or not ahead of the 2024/25 season.
This comes from North-East writer Luke Edwards, who reports that Howe remains the man trusted to oversee the next phase of our project, despite last night’s concerning defeat at Chelsea that leaves us 10th.
The club are expected to carry out a ‘major overhaul of the first-team squad’ this summer, with several changes on the way. Player trading is likely to help us work within FFP constraints, a host of fringe players are out of contract and there’s a number of positions we must strengthen.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see us bring in an upgrade on Dan Burn, competition for Fabian Schar, at least one new midfielder, a right-winger to replace Miguel Almiron and another forward to give us a different option up top.
It’s believed the club’s owners always felt our progress would not be linear. Profit and Sustainability rules have limited our recruitment and it’s been a season full of injuries that have sometimes left us with a weaker squad than last season; a nightmare scenario given the additional fixtures we’ve faced in Europe.
The Telegraph state that chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan will conduct an end-of-season review and assess all departments of the football club. His thoughts on Howe are not currently clear, but he’s set to be led by UK-based co-owners who all remain fully supportive of Howe and sympathetic to the challenges we’ve faced all season.
Eddie Howe will start next season as Newcastle manager regardless of whether the team qualifies for Europe or not
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The Chairman has previously gone on record that “He does not manage but employs others to do that”. An assumption would be that Howe’s biggest threat will come from the dressing room. Team selection and use of individual substitutes are questioned by some supporters. It follows that members of the squad will be equally puzzled and potentially discontented. It’s a heart and head conundrum for the decision makers. Will events make the decision for them?
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