Eddie Howe has urged Newcastle to be ruthless this summer as their Premier League competitors attempt to comply with spending rules.
Twelve months ago, the Magpies found themselves reluctantly having to sell Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton in order to comply with profitability and sustainability restrictions (PSR), a process they achieved with literally minutes to spare to avoid a points deduction.
This time around, they are in a significantly-stronger position ahead of the June 30 deadline, having not made a major signing in three transfer windows and – amid suggestions that the likes of Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Forest may have to sell in order to comply – Howe wants the club to be ready to pounce.
He said: “The PSR deadline plays a huge role for clubs – both those clubs with PSR issues and those without – because those without may potentially look to try to sign players.
“They will look to take advantage of other clubs, as clubs did to us last year, quite rightly.
“It’s a really interesting dynamic and one that we’re really aware of and that we’ll try to use to our advantage if we can.
“I can’t go into the details of that, but no doubt we’ve got people at the club who are working very hard behind the scenes on it.”
Eddie Howe on our remaining fixtures:
"You want to be in control of your destiny. I think with four games to go we are, but we're very aware it can change in one round of games. There's no let up for us. Our run of results has been impressive but what we don't want to do is tail… pic.twitter.com/uX3TqXW24n
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) May 2, 2025
The Magpies head for Brighton on Sunday still sitting third in the table and knowing Champions League qualification remains in
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