Eddie Howe says that Newcastle United chiefs held talks about his spending pot with him on the eve of the final day clash at Chelsea. The head coach watched on as , the Magpies went ahead at Chelsea before being pegged back. The second half showed that United still have some distance to go when it comes to turning up at a place like Stamford Bridge and sealing three points. When asked about his summer spending talks,
Eddie Howe said: “We had discussions last night – those discussions did take place. I don’t think a budget is ever outlined because there’s always so many variables to it, but we certainly know where we stand. Is the budget big? Well, when you’re sat in my shoes, it’s never as big as you want it to be. Financial Fair Play, as I always say, will impact what we do this summer. Certainly, without Champions League football, it would have been very difficult for us to have done much in the transfer market at all. The fact we have that has given us a bit of a lift.”
Speaking last week, the Toon boss admitted he only wanted small changes to his squad this summer.
Eddie Howe said: “I hoped to do some things [this summer] and I don’t think [making the Champions League] changes the numbers. We’ll have to produce a squad for the Champions League, so top-four won’t change the amount of signings. As I’ve said, it won’t be a lot of numbers and a lot of big moves in. Hopefully it’ll be the right two or three players to make us better.”
