The Telegraph are reporting that Newcastle United are expected to spend in excess £100m this summer, also revealing how Paul Mitchell’s appointment came about.
With the club’s PSR issues lifted following the £68m double sale of Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson last week, Newcastle have entered July in a healthy position. Financially we have some much-needed freedom to sign a quality right-winger and right-sided centre-back, but also a top-class operator in Mitchell to support our summer plans.
Luke Edwards reveals that our newly announced sporting director has always been the club’s ‘first choice target’, insisting that a failed move for Crystal Palace’s Dougie Freedman only came about due to Mitchell’s initial reluctance to accept the job.
Mitchell’s reason for delaying is not made clear by The Telegraph – the i report that ‘greater control over recruitment’ was key after Saudi intervention – but they have revealed that Darren Eales played a key role in convincing him to take the job on Tyneside, with Eddie Howe also pushing the club to recruit a director with his track record in the transfer market who can add some expertise behind the scenes.
Like Luke Edwards knows anything about Mitchell’s appointment 😂😂😂😂😂
The guys a utter melt
Thanks for the early morning laugh 👍
Porkpie(Quote)
It’s like when a guy gets rejected by the first girl he approaches and then tells the girl that actually likes him “you were always my first choice, I didn’t even like that other girl”
Toonali87(Quote)
He broke the signings of Chris Wood, Kieran Trippier and Nick Pope – a few of those out of nowhere. Might not agree with everything he says and has got a few wrong (Barella an odd one), but this idea he knows nothing when it’s literally his job is a bit odd to me.
Olly Hawkins(Quote)
In fairness wasn’t he the very guy coming out saying he likes to wind up newcastle fans? I think that’s the main reason people don’t take him seriously.
Toonali87(Quote)
Yeh, he’s said some odd things in the past. I’m just defending the info he gets. He’s one of the better NE journalists in terms of the information and exclusives he breaks.
Olly Hawkins(Quote)
Darren Eales is the man! He is missed at Atlanta United.
Ryan(Quote)
Edwards is not a journalist ..his reports are a mix of whatifery , cut and paste from other news outlets and outright made up stories .. he did not break any news stories he just repeated them… which is what your doing .. if you think he is a good journo then you will lose credibility on the posts you make
Mike(Quote)