Eddie Howe wants to stay at Newcastle United on the condition it is “right for me and the football club” amid speculation he is the favourite to replace Gareth Southgate as England boss.
Howe hinted he was taking a wait-and-see approach at Newcastle with a new sporting director Paul Mitchell and new performance director James Bunce joining the club since the end of last season.
Asked if he would be in charge at the start of next term, Howe told reporters on the club’s pre-season trip to Germany: “As long as I’m happy in the position that I’m in, as long as I feel supported by the football club and free to work in the way that I want to work, yes.
“For me, that’s always been my key driver – my happiness and my ability to do my job.
“I absolutely want to stay but it has to be right for me and the football club. There’s absolutely no point in me saying I’m happy staying at Newcastle if the dynamic isn’t right. I’m certainly not serving Newcastle well if I do that.
“As a new team coming together [off the pitch] we have to set our boundaries. We have to see if we can work together in a really fluid, dynamic way to the benefit of Newcastle.”
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There has been a fair amount of upheaval at St James’ Park over the last couple of months with the club having to sell young talents Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to raise funds to comply with Profit and Sustainability Regulations, while minority owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi – who were instrumental in luring Howe to Tyneside – have moved on.
The former Bournemouth boss added: “There has been a lot of change at the football club this summer. It has been a very difficult summer for everyone connected with the club. With change comes always a new feeling.
“You can point to PSR, Amanda and Mehrdad leaving, a change in sporting…
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Author : Jon Fisher
Publish date : 2024-07-19 16:15:19
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