Eddie Howe has admitted that the limitations of the Premier League profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) 'Newcastle's ability to compete on the transfer market “Check”.
Newcastle has endured a hugely frustrating summer, in which they have missed a large number of transfer goals while you have to make the head without Alexander Isak.
The striker trains away from the first team and will miss the Premier League opener of next weekend at Aston Villa after he told the club that he wants to explore his options elsewhere.
The Isak -Saga has added a greater urgency to the transfer activity of Newcastle, which has encountered repeated setbacks in recent weeks, with Benjamin Sesko, Hugo Ekitike, James Trafford and Joao Pedro, including sliding through their fingers.
They were already looking for another striker to replace the deceased callum Wilson before winger Anthony Gordon on Saturday in a pre-season loss against Atletico Madrid, which only adds to a troubled summer.
“We are checked by PSR,” said Howe after the defeat in St James' Park. “That still limits what we can do and that is reality.
“I have often said, we are not the highest payers in the competition. We are far from it and that is sometimes reflected in the choices that players make.
“I don't think there are many players who have come here and have not benefited from the experience that Newcastle can give you.
“Playing for these supporters, that is an absolute privilege and an honor that has never been lost to me. It is a special place to be. Some players have a different choice. Finance play a role in this.”
Striker Sesko, heavily connected to Newcastle through the window, became the eighth player that Newcastle could not secure after he chose to become a member of Manchester United.
Seven of those players have signed for Premier League rivals.
Newcastle has recently rejected an range of £ 110 million from Liverpool for Isak, which has three years on his contract, but the situation of the Swede remains covered in uncertainty.
Asked about Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Atletico if he might let the player go, Howe said: “That is a decision that I will not make, that will be for other people to make.”
Gordon injury contributes to Newcastle -Lendende
In the absence of Isak, Gordon was forced to play as an improvised No. 9 in the last preseason of Saturday. With just over five minutes to play, the international of England bumped to cause concern for supporters in Newcastle.
After the game, Howe confirmed that Gordon had sustained an ankle injury, but was hopeful that it would not be too serious.
“We hope he's okay. It's an ankle problem,” said Howe.
“We initially thought it was a muscle. The good news is that it is just a turn. The first feeling is that he should be fine.”
In Beter News for Howe is seen that Newcastle is closed as a deal for AC Milan -defender Malick Thiaw, although he said: “I have prepared these two games in the last two days, so I have not been updated about something that happened.”