Newcastle to back Howe in January transfer window
LONDON: Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley says the struggling Premier League club will back new boss Eddie Howe in the January transfer window as they battle to avoid relegation.
Howe was hired earlier this week as Newcastle’s wealthly new Saudi owners seek to transform their club after years in the wilderness.
Staveley, the public face of the Saudi-led ownership, believes new signings in January will be vital to Newcastle’s hopes of climbing away from the relegation zone.
They are currently second bottom in the top tier league after failing to win any of their first 11 league matches.
“We are preparing for the January transfer window,” Staveley told NUFC TV on Thursday.
“It’s not a window we would ordinarily want to invest in, because you probably don’t get the right deals, but that’s something that is important at the moment.”
Staveley dismissed suggestions the consortium would have been better waiting until later in the season before deciding to make its move, due to Newcastle’s perilous position.