Newcastle United warned Eddie Howe could quit club following bust-up

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Newcastle United warned Eddie Howe could quit club following bust-up

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Newcastle United have been warned Eddie Howe could leave the club following his fractured relationship with sporting director Paul Mitchell.

The 46-year-old continues to do a great job on Tyneside with the Magpies sitting seventh in the Premier League table.

However, Mitchell’s arrival from Monaco in the summer following Dan Ashworth’s decision to join Manchester United has unsettled the ex-Bournemouth boss.

The pair’s working relationship is rumoured to be at breaking point after a disappointing transfer window saw Mitchell fail to land Marc Guehi; Howe’s top target and would-have-been marquee signing.

Newcastle United fans warned Eddie Howe could quit club

And with the two figures no longer talking behind the scenes after Mitchell’s arrival saw him exclude Howe from an important meeting, fans have been warned Howe could throw the towel in.

Speaking to Football Insider, former Premier League scout Mick Brown admitted he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if the Amersham-born tactician ‘walked away’ from St. James’ Park.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if he walked away,” Brown said.

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“It wouldn’t surprise me because he’ll get to a stage where he thinks, ‘I’m the manager, I’m responsible for everything, I’ve got to pick up the bill for everything, but I’m not the one making the decisions’.

“He won’t be having that. So, it’s a classic case of a lack of cooperation between the sporting director and the manager.