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

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

Newcastle United will fight any attempt by the Football Association to sign Eddie Howe if they identify the 46-year-old as the man they want to replace Gareth Southgate.

Howe is believed to be on the FA’s shortlist to succeed Southgate, who resigned as England manager this morning after eight years in charge, along with Graham Potter, Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino.

And while Howe has yet to speak on the matter during Newcastle’s pre-season trip to Germany, the club’s chief executive Darren Eales has stressed his determination to keep the former Bournemouth boss.

Eales told The Guardian: “I won’t go into the details of Eddie’s contract but he has a multi-year deal which was extended last summer.

“He’s our employee and we don’t want to let Eddie go.

“He is a top manager, he is the right manager for Newcastle United at the right time. This is the manager we want to lead the club for the foreseeable future. Hopefully, with Eddie, we have a manager for the long term.

“He has a long-term contract, he loves the day-to-day running of club football and we have an exciting project here in terms of the ownership commitment and the journey we want to take. We are really excited about the season ahead.”

“He takes the club”

Howe’s contract reportedly contains a £5million release clause and when asked if he thought he would still be in charge of Newcastle when the season starts next month, Eales added: “Absolutely yes.

“Eddie has done a brilliant job for us. To go from 19th (when he took over in November 2021) to 11th in the Premier League at the end of that season and then kicking for a Champions League spot the following season is phenomenal.

“In terms of people management, on the pitch, Eddie is very hands-on. He’s a great developer of players. He understands the psyche of the club, Newcastle and the fans.

“For us, he is exactly the right man for the project we are on at Newcastle United and that is why we are committed to a long-term deal with him. That is why we think he is the right man for Newcastle. We love him. We know that in Eddie we have a great coach who can lead us to great things.”

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