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After a hugely frustrating summer transfer window that featured no major signings for the second consecutive window, Sporting Director Paul Mitchell has shared his thoughts on Newcastle’s shortcomings and what unfolded behind the scenes.
Mitchell, who was appointed after the club had already sold Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh for PSR compliance, only managed to oversee the signing of Will Osula from Sheffield United, after Newcastle missed out on key targets throughout the window, including Marc Guehi.
Speaking on our pursuit of the Crystal Palace captain, he said: “We had a player as the key, core target. We were still in dialogue with Palace all the way through but Eddie was very clear, and it’s not up to me after seven weeks to say, “We’ll do this and that”, because I’m in a supporting role.
“Were there options? Of course there were, as that’s the responsibility of the department and the club. Could there have been more? I would say potentially. But Eddie was very clear that he had to feel comfortable that the person added value, because we have really good players. That’s why we ended up where we did.”
In a 90-minute briefing to journalists, Mitchell then elaborated that the club already had a strategy in place for the summer window, and that it would take time for him to fully exercise his powers as Sporting Director to help steer the club in the right direction.
“You ultimately then find yourself supporting on things more than driving elements of it. That for me was a learning. There are things we got wrong in our strategy for sure. Me coming in when I did probably wasn’t the best timing for the organisation…”
Mitchell expressed his desire to see Newcastle heavily distance themselves from any potential PSR-related points deduction, which will allow the club to finally flourish into the ‘sleeping giant’ it’s often tipped to be.
“We can’t just keep spending, spending because at some point that won’t…
Source link : https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/09/05/mitchell-reveals-marc-guehi-truth-and-speaks-out-on-poor-summer-transfer-window/
Author : Jaspar Shepherdson
Publish date : 2024-09-05 06:00:33
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