Eddie Howe has hit back at Jürgen Klopp’s claim that Newcastle can spend whatever they like. The Liverpool manager last week claimed Newcastle, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain “can do what they want financially”.
Klopp’s comment came after an assertion from Newcastle’s sporting director Dan Ashworth that “I don’t think there’s a ceiling” on the club’s ambition under their Saudi-backed owners. “He is absolutely right,” Klopp said. “There is no ceiling for Newcastle.
Congratulations, but some other clubs have ceilings.” Howe, speaking in preparation for his team’s home game against Everton on Wednesday, said: “What Dan meant with his comment was there’s no ceiling to our ambition long term.
We have huge plans and want to go to places with huge ambitions, but the reality of what we are working towards and working with, there is a ceiling because of all the things I have sat here and explained every week: financial fair play.