Newcastle United vow to fight FA if they attempt to poach Howe

Newcastle United will conflict immoderate effort from nan Football Association to poach Eddie Howe if they place nan 46-year-old arsenic nan man they want to switch Gareth Southgate.

Howe is believed to beryllium connected nan FA’s shortlist to win Southgate, who resigned arsenic England head this greeting aft 8 years successful charge, on pinch Graham Potter, Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino.

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And while Howe has yet to speak connected nan matter during Newcastle’s pre-season travel to Germany, nan club’s main executive Darren Eales has outlined their determination to clasp nan erstwhile Bournemouth boss.

Eales told The Guardian: “I’m not going to talk astir nan specifics of Eddie’s statement but he’s connected a multi-year woody which was extended past summer. 

“He’s our worker and we’re not looking to merchandise Eddie.

“He’s a apical coach, he’s nan correct coach for Newcastle United astatine nan correct moment. This is nan coach we want to lead nan nine for nan [foreseeable] future. We’re hoping that, pinch Eddie, we’ve sewage a coach for nan agelong term.

“He’s nether a semipermanent contract, he loves nan day-to-day of nine shot and we person an breathtaking task present successful position of nan committedness from nan ownership and nan travel we want to spell on. We are really excited astir nan play ahead.”

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“He gets nan club”

Howe’s statement reportedly contains a £5million merchandise clause and, asked if he thought he’d still beryllium successful complaint of Newcastle erstwhile nan play gets underway adjacent month, Eales added: “Absolutely yes.

“Eddie has done a superb occupation for us. To spell from 19th [when he took complete successful November 2021] to 11th successful nan Premier League astatine nan extremity of that play and past to footwear connected into a Champions League spot nan pursuing play is phenomenal. 

“In position of man-management, connected nan grass, Eddie is very hands-on. He’s a awesome developer of players. He gets nan psyche of nan nine and Newcastle and nan fans.

“For us, he is precisely nan correct man for nan task we are connected astatine Newcastle United and that is why we’re committed to a semipermanent woody pinch him. That’s why we deliberation he’s nan correct man for Newcastle. We emotion him. We cognize successful Eddie we person a awesome coach who tin lead america connected to awesome things.”