NEWCASTLE UNITED have issued a warning to England over Eddie Howe – and revealed it will cost the FA more than they expected to sign him.
And the Magpies are ready to back him in the transfer market to help them get back into the Champions League.
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The 46-year-old Toon manager is one of the favorites to replace Gareth Southgate in charge of the Three Lions.
But a secret deal signed 12 months ago not only tied him long-term to St James’ Park, it also ensured the FA would need to fork out even more compensation to sign the former Bournemouth manager.
Newcastle CEO Darren Eales revealed German HQ’s secret extension of pre-season training: “It’s speculation about Eddie.
“He has been an incredible manager at the club and is committed to Newcastle with the work he has done.
“Obviously, we are committed to him and signed a multi-year extension last summer.
“We are on an exciting journey and as far as we are concerned, Eddie is the man who will guide us on this journey. From our point of view, there is nothing to add.
“We have not had recent discussions. What has Eddie been doing in that interim period between Dan [Ashworth] leaving and Paulo [Mitchell] Coming in there was obviously a lot of discussion going on.
“As far as we are concerned, we are focused on the new pre-season, excited to be here at Adidas headquarters preparing for the new pre-season.
“As you know, Eddie, the smile on his face when he’s with the players. That’s what he loves, working two days a day with the players.
“From that point of view, he is committed and doing what you would expect from Eddie, which is focusing on the season ahead.
“I don’t want to deal with hypotheses. As I mentioned, he is on a multi-year extension signed last summer, so from that perspective he is an employee of Newcastle United.
“The first thing to say is that in any organization if it performs well there will be speculation from other clubs. But Eddie has a long-term contract with the club.
It felt like it was our time… but keep up Gareth’s culture and we can beat it in 2026, writes Jack Wilshere
It will take me and all England fans a while to get over this, writes Jack Wilshere.
To be so close to winning this trophy, only to be defeated in the second successive Euro final, is a huge disappointment.
Especially when it truly felt like this was our time.
It seemed like everything was falling into place for us to end the long wait for an important title.
But Spain deserved it. They were the best team in the final and the best team in the tournament.
All of us – fans, players, coaches, the FA – will have to move on and move on.
Because English football is still in a good position.
Gareth Southgate has taken us to two finals, a semi-final and a quarter-final in four tournaments. We have never produced a race like this before.
The challenge now is to maintain this level of competitiveness and make England even better.
Southgate and his team have done a fantastic job of changing the entire environment and narrative around the national team.
Now that Gareth is gone, the broader culture he created must be preserved.
This tournament was the biggest test of this culture that the team had to go through.
They overcame the problems and made it all the way, only to fall at the final hurdle.
But there is every reason to believe we can compete at the 2026 World Cup and beyond.
We have a very good group of players, many of them young, who can continue to play and perform for England for years to come.
Jude Bellingham, Kobbie Mainoo, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer – to name just five – have many more tournaments under their belts.
This tournament will also be an inspiration for the next generations of players. Unfortunately there is no trophy boost to take this to a completely different level.
But England provided moments in Germany that will be repeated forever.
Bellingham’s overhead kick and Ollie Watkins’ semi-final winner will be recreated in playgrounds and cages across the country.
What I would like to see now is for England to continue to develop, to become a team capable of consistently dominating opponents and giving English football a real identity.
Now we have players who are comfortable on the ball and very good technically.
The biggest disappointment of the tournament was that we didn’t see it as often as we would have liked. This leaves us with a ‘what if?’ feeling.
England must not lose that traditional mentality of finding a way to win even when they are not playing well – that never-say-die spirit that has helped us get through this Euro more than once.
But the next step is to allow other qualities to shine, to give the players our system is creating the platform to showcase everything they can do.
The job for me and other coaches is to keep producing players who are comfortable on the ball and who understand how to perform under pressure at a high level.
English football is in a good place, but we need to keep going. Then we will finally cross the line.
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“You see him, he loves the day to day life of club football and we have an exciting project here in terms of the ownership commitment and the journey we want to go on.
“We are very excited about this season ahead. There is the disappointment of not reaching Europe, but the fact is that we have the advantage of going from Saturday to Saturday and not having the distractions of European football.
“We saw that last season when we had that incredible year and qualified for the Champions League.
“We have the nucleus of a great squad, a new cycle of PSR, and with Paul Mitchell coming in as sporting director, we hope to strengthen the team where we can, whilst being smart and innovative about it.”
After being forced to transfer Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest to alleviate PSR issues last month, Howe can now hope to strengthen his squad.
And Eales declared that there is money now that they have entered a new PSR window.
PSR increase
As mentioned in The Chroniclehe added: “We are in a new PSR cycle and we are having these discussions.
“Paul Mitchell has come on board and it’s up to him and Eddie to discuss what kind of goals they want and the areas they want to strengthen.
“So it is important to hold these meetings to decide where we are going to allocate these resources to strengthen our squad. That’s what we try to do, but these situations are very fluid.
“On all of these things, we are compliant. We did what we needed to do.
“In the future, we will enter a new cycle and we do not want to be in this situation again under such difficult circumstances.
“With all these things, this deadline is necessary for the entire market to concentrate their minds and conclude these deals.
Southgate is gone – now it’s time to go foreign
By Dave Kidd
There is a natural preference for the appointment of an English successor.
And in an ideal world, the England coach should always be English. But this is not an ideal scenario.
Therefore, the FA must be ambitious in finding the best man for the job, regardless of nationality.
Because England need a manager who will gain the immediate respect of the players, who is tactically bold enough to face Spain and of a strong enough character to deal with Jude Bellingham’s status at Real Madrid Galactico, which threatens to cause future problems at the club. English team. Yes, when the FA went foreign in the past it didn’t work well.
However, the problem with Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello was that neither had any previous involvement in English football.
They lacked knowledge and understanding of football culture – in fact, Capello barely spoke the language.
There is now a wealth of foreign managerial talent with significant Premier League experience, including Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino, Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel.
Read more from Dave Kidd on who England should turn to.
Howe has all his stars
“But coming out of this, from my point of view, the PSR needs to be analyzed because encouraging the sale of local players is not a good protocol to have.
“We didn’t want to lose those players, but again we had to make the arrangements we had to make to leave the team in the best possible position for Eddie moving forward.”
And after retaining stars Bruno Guimarães, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon and with last summer’s big-money arrival Sandro Tonali, who will return from the betting ban, Eales is confident that Howe and new sporting director Mitchell can improve further plus the team.
He added: “With the return of Bruno, Isak, Gordon, Joelinton and Tonali, we already have Lloyd Kelly as an addition, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento, we have the squad to start.
“But we’re always looking to add to that and that’s the challenge now, that’s what we need to do, we need to find ways to improve and that’s what we’re doing with Eddie and Paul.”
Southgate’s full statement upon leaving England
As a proud Englishman, it has been the honor of my life to play for England and coach England. It meant everything to me and I gave it my all.
But it’s time for change and a new chapter. Sunday’s final in Berlin against Spain was my last game as England coach.
I joined the FA in 2011, determined to improve English football. In that time, including eight years as England men’s coach, I have been supported by some brilliant people who deserve my sincere thanks.
I couldn’t have anyone better by my side than Steve Holland. He is one of the most talented coaches of his generation and has been immense.
I had the privilege of leading a great group of players in 102 games. Each of them is proud to wear the three lions on their shirts and they have been a credit to their country in many ways.
The team we took to Germany is full of young talent and they can win the trophy we all dream of.
I am very proud of them and I hope we support the players and staff at St George’s Park and the FA who strive every day to improve English football and understand the power that football has to drive positive change.
My special thanks go to the behind-the-scenes team who have provided the players and me with unwavering support over the past eight years. Their hard work and commitment inspire me every day and I am so grateful to them – the brilliant “team behind the team”.
We have the best fans in the world and their support has meant a lot to me. I’m an England fan and always will be.
I look forward to watching and celebrating as the players create more special memories and connect and inspire the nation as we know they can.
Thank you, England – for everything.
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