Newcastle 'dream not over, it'll just take longer'

Newcastle head Eddie Howe has told nan club's fans "the dream is not over, it's conscionable going to return a lot, batch longer".

When Amanda Staveley helped complete nan Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle successful 2021, she claimed nan Magpies could triumph nan Premier League wrong 10 years.

They qualified for nan Champions League successful 2022-23 but vanished seventh past word and Staveley sold her number shareholding successful nan adjacent season.

This summer, they person been struggling to complete deals to motion Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi and Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford.

Asked if nan club's fans had been sold a mendacious dream, Howe, who has managed nan broadside since 2021, said: "I don't deliberation nan dream dies, necessarily, but I deliberation it takes a batch longer.

"We've sewage to build our gross streams, that is nan biggest thing. We've sewage to bring much money into nan shot club, nevertheless we do that - done subordinate sales, done sponsorship, done loads of various things.

"That's nan large point that we request to attraction connected now for nan next, probably, 10 years.

"Whether I'm fortunate capable to spot immoderate of that, who knows? But nan dream is not over, it's conscionable going to return a lot, batch longer."

Newcastle's owners person invested much than £400m successful nan squad but complete nan past 12 months, nan club's recruitment has been hampered by nan Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules.

They had to waste Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh successful a bid to comply pinch PSR limits, and location has been speculation complete nan futures of Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak, while nan Magpies tried to broker a woody pinch Liverpool involving Anthony Gordon.

The imperishable presence of Lewis Hall had already been agreed truthful Newcastle's biggest summertime signing has truthful acold been Lloyd Kelly connected a free transportation from Bournemouth.

"I'm not going to beryllium present and opportunity it's been a superb transportation model for us," said 46-year-old Howe, who has besides managed Bournemouth and Burnley.

"But it's not been done nan want of trying. Everyone has tried really, really difficult to amended nan squad to make judge we've sewage a chance of success."