Archive May 2, 2025

As their Premier League rivals attempt to adhere to stringent spending regulations, Eddie Howe has urged Newcastle to be relentless in the summer transfer window.

In order to comply with profitability and sustainability restrictions (PSR), the Magpies found themselves reluctant to sell Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton a year ago.

Since they haven’t signed a significant deal in three transfer windows, they are significantly more advantageous this time around as they approach the June 30 deadline.

Howe wants the club to be prepared to pounce in light of claims that clubs like Aston Villa, Bournemouth, and Forest may need to sell players in order to comply.

“The PSR deadline is significant for clubs, both those with and without PSR issues, because those without may try to sign players.”

They will, to our credit, take advantage of other clubs, just as they did last year.

It’s a really intriguing dynamic that we’re aware of, and we’ll make every effort to make the most of.

“I won’t go into the details of that, but there are people at the club who are working very hard on it in the background.”

Despite having a difficult start to their season, Newcastle are third in the table and confident that they will still be able to win the Champions League.

After playing Arsenal and Everton, they travel to top-five rivals Chelsea.

Newcastle’s League Cup success guarantees a Conference League spot next season, regardless of what happens in the upcoming campaign.

However, being eligible for the biggest club competition in Europe would help attract summer targets and keep their biggest names in Tyneside.

Throughout the campaign, Howe has addressed rumors about Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, and Alexander Isak, but he has said he wants to strengthen rather than weaken his squad.

I can’t sit here and say what will happen because I don’t have a crystal ball. You can’t consistently lose your best players, so I can only express my determination. My goal is to create the best team possible.

After visiting a knee specialist, Howe confirmed that midfielder Joelinton is unlikely to play again this year.

As he contemplated the season’s upcoming season, Liverpool manager Arne Slot claimed on Friday that winning the Premier League title at Anfield was one of the best times of his life.

With four games to go, the Reds won the record-breaking 20th English league title by defeating Tottenham 5-1 on Sunday, basking in the sensational atmosphere at their packed home base.

“One of the best days of their lives, for many of them, and I think it was the same for me,” said Slot, “perhaps for all Liverpool fans.”

“The way the day went, when we arrived at the stadium, how passionate the fans were,” the stadium’s entrance reportedly said, “Oh, they’re not going to give it to us, we have to work for it.”

For me, being a part of the scoring the goals and understanding what they meant to the players and the fans was really special.

Liverpool travel to Chelsea on Sunday before facing Arsenal, Brighton, and Crystal Palace in their final games.

“It’s nice that we play some very strong teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, Brighton, and Palace,” Slot, 46, said, “That presents immediate challenge to those games.”

The season is over, but we also need to consider whether this marks the start of the new year.

Even though Liverpool won 2-1, the Dutchman said he was surprised by the 22-point gap between his team and Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea, who he believed were the better team when they met in October.

We were the better team on the pitch, he said, and we found a way to win, which is something we didn’t need a lot.

However, in that game, perhaps, we had to endure more suffering than in any other game. Therefore, everyone at this club is greatly appreciative of having so many points ahead of them.

In the final games of the season, the former Feyenoord boss announced that he would switch teams.

Because of their excellent training, some of them “deserved to play” already this season, he said. I primarily chose the same players despite the fact that they are good enough to play for this club.

“And I believe that this also provides a glimpse of where they are, with some eyes already on the upcoming season.” But unquestionably because they deserve to participate this year.

Slot predicted that Liverpool’s success in the Premier League would boost recruitment.

With the fans that we have, he said, “I think winning the league makes each player we want to bring in a lot, and that’s definitely helpful.”

Although Virgil van Dijk, the club’s captain, and Mohamed Salah, the top scorer, have recently signed new contracts to stay at Liverpool, Slot claimed Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is still being linked with a move to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window, is still unannounced.