Newcastle United might be “forced to sell” one of its best players to allay their worries over Financial Fair Play before the summer, according to sources.
Eddie Howe, the manager at St. James’ Park, is beginning to feel the heat after spending around £400 million on new players since taking over.
Howe’s intentions for this month’s January transfer window are being impacted by FFP, despite Newcastle’s desperation to add players to the squad and allay their injury fears.
When Howe was recently questioned in an interview if the club’s owners had given him guarantees to bring in new players, he responded as follows:
I believe that, as we always say in January, it’s a challenging month. I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m repeating myself, but it’s been a tough month to get good players.
“Leave it to us to make our decisions based on Financial Fair Play, but let’s wait and see.”
To obtain money for summer additions, Newcastle may now have to sell up one of their gems, according to
According to the report: “This means Newcastle United may have to make a major decision at the end of the season, as well as make it difficult for manager Eddie Howe to bolster his injury-plagued squad during this transfer window. Newcastle United will primarily be looking to the loan market for reinforcements.”
The most marketable players at St. James’ Park are midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, who has a £100 million release clause in his contract, defender Sven Botman, and striker Alexander Isak. All three would have plenty of suitors among Europe’s top teams as well as in the Premier League.“Newcastle may need to emulate Aston Villa, who used their acquisition of Jack Grealish to finance a squad overhaul that has elevated Unai Emery’s team to unexpected contention at the top of the table.”