Howe 'committed' to Newcastle amid England job links

Newcastle United leader Eddie Howe says he is "committed" to nan nine arsenic agelong arsenic he is "happy and feels supported", aft being linked pinch replacing Gareth Southgate arsenic England manager.

Southgate, who was appointed successful 2016, resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of England's 2-1 conclusion by Spain successful nan Euro 2024 final.

Howe has emerged arsenic a starring contender for nan job, though Newcastle main executive Darren Eales has said nan nine are wished to support him.

"It is an unbelievable shot club. I’m very, very proud to beryllium nan manager," said Howe, who was speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle from nan Magpies' training campy successful Germany.

"I emotion nan supporters, I emotion nan players, I emotion nan staff. So really, location has been nary thought successful my mind connected thing other and I person been very committed to nan occupation here.

"For me, arsenic agelong arsenic I americium happy and consciousness supported and consciousness free to do nan activity that I emotion to do astatine Newcastle, I’ll beryllium very happy - and I americium very happy."

Howe was appointed Newcastle head successful November 2021 soon aft nan Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of nan nine and steered them distant from relegation that season.

He past guided Newcastle to a fourth-place Premier League decorativeness successful nan 2022-23 run arsenic nan Magpies qualified for nan Champions League.

Howe signed what Eales described arsenic a "multi-year" statement hold past summertime earlier Newcastle United vanished seventh successful nan Premier League.

Their first crippled of nan 2024-25 play is astatine location to Southampton connected 17 August.

Asked if he expects to commencement nan play arsenic Newcastle head amid links pinch England, Howe said: "Of people that is my anticipation because I americium nan head of Newcastle and I americium very proud to be.

"But arsenic I said, it is each astir nan situation I americium moving in. As agelong arsenic that is 1 wherever I consciousness I tin springiness my best, past absolutely, we will ace connected and I americium looking guardant to adjacent season."

England are adjacent successful action against nan Republic of Ireland connected 7 September successful nan Nations League.

An interim head will beryllium successful complaint if nan Football Association (FA) is still to name Southgate's successor astatine that point.

"I’m perfectly honoured and privileged to beryllium head of Newcastle United. I dream that is for many, galore years," Howe added.

"My committedness is unwavering. I americium wished to triumph a trophy for nan shot nine - that is successful my psyche each day. I want to spot joyousness successful nan supporters. I want to bring that to them, hopefully."

Newcastle were forced to make costs precocious into June successful bid to comply pinch nan Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

On 30 June, nan last time clubs could bargain aliases waste players successful bid for them to autumn into accounts for nan 2023-24 season, Newcastle sold midfielder Elliot Anderson, 21, to Nottingham Forest and winger Yakuba Minteh, 19, to Brighton to make funds.

Minteh’s exit recouped £30m to nan Magpies, while Anderson’s was for a reported £35m.

Meanwhile, Newcastle signed goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos from Forest connected nan aforesaid day.

Howe says that while nan income were champion for nan club, he did not want to suffer either player.

“PSR was tight. It was very late, a batch of nan things that happened, but it’s a awesome outcome,” Howe explained. “A awesome result but very sad to suffer Yankuba and Elliot, 2 outstanding young players.

“I would’ve loved to person kept them - I deliberation they are 2 outstanding young players and really disappointed to suffer them both.

“But, I deliberation we were backed into a corner. We were successful a very difficult position. I deliberation it was arsenic bully an result arsenic we could person hoped for, but we were sad.”

Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been training pinch nan squad during pre-season earlier his return to action adjacent month.

Tonali, 24, has been serving a 10-month prohibition from football since 26 October for breaching betting rules.

The midfielder is disposable for action from nan extremity of adjacent period and Howe says that now Tonali is closing successful connected a return to action, he believes nan erstwhile AC Milan subordinate has sewage his “edge” back.

“I deliberation he’s successful a bully place. I deliberation he’s travel backmost fit,” said Howe.

“I spot a flimsy quality successful Sandy now because he knows he’s adjacent [to returning], and for a subordinate knowing they’re not going to beryllium picked for 10 months, that is very reliable mentally to person that separator to your game.

“His separator is location now because he knows it is astir nan corner. He will miss nan commencement [of nan season] but he’s a monolithic subordinate for us.”