Howe not expecting to add superstars to his Newcastle squad

NEWCASTLE boss Eddie Howe has admitted he will not be able to sign proven superstars when he finally returns to the transfer market this summer even after securing Champions League football.

- Damien SPELLMAN

The Magpies have not bought a senior player in the last three windows after being forced to sell to meet profitability and sustainability limits, but having lost Elliot Anderson, Yankuba Minteh, Miguel Almiron and Lloyd Kelly in the last year, are in a position to buy again.

Howe has invested in excess of £500 million to strengthen his squad by the club's new owners since his appointment in November 2021, but while his dealings to date have been astute, he has largely been unable to target the finished article, and that remains the case despite a loosening of the purse strings.