Newcastle United’s £28 million gamble provides decade long England problem
Eddie Howe isn’t getting too far ahead of himself as Newcastle United reap the rewards of a notable decrease in their injury issues compared to last season.
The 2023/24 campaign, which saw the Magpies crash out of the Champions League at the group stage and miss out on Europe altogether through the league, was riddled with issues and ailments as Howe struggled to keep the entirety of his squad fit throughout. Newcastle had the third-highest injury rate over the entire season, with only Chelsea and Manchester United suffering more separate problems.
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Everton legend will be replaced by former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel in the New Year. Carsley’s final games sees England face Greece on Thursday before welcoming The Republic of Ireland to Wembley on Sunday – and Hall is likely to be handed his first cap.
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As part of The Match Preview ahead of Newcastle’s trip to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Gibbo said: “The boy deserves recognition – he’s only 20, he should be establishing himself only in the Newcastle United team now, and all of a sudden we’re talking about England.
“Newcastle United have improved their cash flow position, but not through sponsorship arrangements,” he told the Price of Football. “They have instead put money in via the owners in the form of new shares so that has given them cash.
“Let’s say you sign a player for £50m. Normally, you pay in three instalments so you might pay £20m, £20m followed by £10m. If Newcastle’s owners put a load of cash in, they could go in and say, ‘Well, we can give you £50m up front’ and they’re more likely to get the selling club to agree to the deal. That would be a benefit for those clubs even though not all of the money from owners does count towards PSR or FFP calculations.”
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