Newcastle’s offensive wildcard Joelinton spoke of the manager Howe, who has been targeted by the England national team: “He has done a lot for me since day one,” the Brazilian acknowledged. “He is a great manager, a great man. I have a lot of respect for him. He has definitely changed my career; I will be forever grateful to him. We love him here, we want him here. I know he can take us to the next level. To see his name linked to England shows how good he is, how well he has done since he came here. But obviously we want him to stay as long as possible. We want to stay with him.”
In a long interview given to the club’s official channels, Newcastle’s CEO Darren Eales He spoke about the rumours that manager Howe is in the sights of the England national team: “Obviously Eddie has been a fantastic manager at the club. He’s committed to the club. We had a multi-year extension last summer. We’re on an exciting journey and, as far as we’re concerned, Eddie is the man who’s going to lead us on that journey. So, from that point of view, there’s really nothing I can add. We haven’t had any recent discussions. In the interim period between Dan Ashworth leaving and Paul Mitchell coming in, there were obviously a lot of discussions. As far as we’re concerned, we’re focused on the new pre-season.
If he leaves will we fight to keep him? Yes, absolutely. I don’t want to talk about hypotheticals so let me step back and move forward, going into a new season, for us as a club Eddie has done a brilliant job.”