Eddie Howe has revealed that Premier League rivals are refusing to do Newcastle any favours since the Saudi-led takeover and accused them of inflating transfer fees for his club, admitting ‘everyone is against us’.
The Magpies failed in their efforts to sign Leeds winger Jack Harrison and Leicester midfielder James Maddison and were also frustrated by loan approaches for West Ham defender Harrison Ashby and Arsenal utility man Ainsley Maitland-Niles, among others.
And Howe gave a candid answer when asked if domestic clubs, seeing Newcastle as a threat, had proven difficult to deal with during the summer window.
Eddie Howe feels Newcastle missed out on certain players in the summer window due to Premier League rivals inflating transfer fees due to the Magpies’ Saudi-led takeover
The Magpies failed in their efforts to sign a number of players including James Maddison
‘That’s true, I would say so,’ he said. ‘That was definitely something we felt in the market. Domestic clubs didn’t want to be seen to be helping us. We’ll have to take that, that is part of where we are at the moment.
‘We have certainly found there is no one there ready to do us a favour. It’s the narrative regarding us that has changed. If there is anything domestically, teams will put their price up if it is Newcastle. That is the same around the world, that is something we are having to deal with.
‘That is why we have walked away from a few deals because I think it is important we are not seen as that club that will pay what is asked. I think it has to be fair.
‘There is a real feeling of us internally knowing we are against everybody else. That is healthy and I would embrace that. I would say we couldn’t be more together at the moment.’
Newcastle also failed to sign Jack Harrison (left) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (right), who made a deadline day switch to Southampton on loan
Howe said domestic clubs ‘don’t want to be helping’ them towards due to last year’s takeover
Source : dailymail
