Newcastle sports director resigns, is Brother Hao going to strike hard?

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Losing in the last round of the Premier League into the Champions League, Newcastle United survived the disaster, and "Last Fu" immediately ushered in a breakup banquet: the club's sports director Mitchell has been confirmed to leave, and his term of office has been less than a full year since he officially took office in July last year. Usually, the change in such important positions is still a "sudden change", which always reminds people of some bad things. However, some people also say that this is not necessarily the case in Newcastle, and some even think that this will be a preview of their upcoming heavy blow.

In July last year, Mitchell replaced Ashworth, who was poached by Manchester United, as the Magpies' new sports director, but his relationship with coach Eddie Howe has never reached the level of harmonious cooperation. At first, Brother Hao even had the idea of ​​resigning because he felt that his right to sign was weakened by the other party. The two then reached a "armace agreement", and everything was fine, but Newcastle did not make any big moves in the past two transfer windows. According to the British "Guardian", this peace seems to still exist after the end of all Premier League competitions. Eddie Howe and Mitchell attended a high-level meeting together, and the participants also included the club CEO Eals, who is about to step down due to health problems, and the Saudi public investment fund delegation led by club chairman Rumaiyan.

It is said that Eddie Howe was originally planning to discuss the next transfer strategy with a team from the Middle East, but the meeting unexpectedly announced that the club would break up with Mitchell. However, according to "sources", Mitchell's departure is not expected to affect the summer transfer business, as the club has set clear goals in meetings in recent months. There are other sources claiming that the function of the outgoing sports director will be shared by two key figures in the recruitment department, Steve Nicholson and Andy Howe, who have been in Newcastle for many years - the nephew of coach Eddie Howe.

If this news is true, then the plot will have a clear hint that the Newcastle coach is expected to "regain power" in transfers. Currently in the Premier League, many head coaches no longer have the final decision on player signing, but Eddie Howe has always adhered to the "Manager" tradition. In the past three transfer windows, due to factors such as PSR (Profit and Sustainability Development Rules), Newcastle has hardly signed any official first-team player, but the pressure on financial fairness will be much less in the future, and the League Cup winning will inevitably arouse the Saudis' interest in spending money again, and Eddie Howe is expected to receive strong support. According to the Guardian, the Newcastle coach is looking forward to signing "ready-made Champions League players" instead of finding cheaper uncooked jade for processing.