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“You look at where Newcastle are, there are certain players who i still wonder why Eddie Howe still keeping them at the club and the Fans never seems to say anything”- Ian Wright Blasts Newcastle United Fans following their reckless action as he questions why two players are still at the club
“Ian Wright Blasts Newcastle United: Fans Can’t Believe These Two Players Are Still There
Remember the days before the takeover, when Newcastle United were linked with big names like Kylian Mbappé and Neymar? Those were exciting, albeit unrealistic, times. While no one really expected such star signings to materialize, there was a clear hope that the club would attract top talent to challenge the established powers of English football.
Eddie Howe got off to a solid start, securing Kieran Trippier and Bruno Guimarães, even with the club facing imminent relegation. The following summer, Alexander Isak arrived, a quality forward recognized by those who had followed his development. Newcastle also outmaneuvered AC Milan to sign Sven Botman, a highly regarded defender. All seemed well.
However, the club’s ambitions faced a major setback due to Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and Associated Party Transaction rules, which restricted their spending despite the wealth of the Saudi-backed ownership. The “richest club in the world” was suddenly bound by financial constraints, limiting both their ability to strengthen and to offload players for needed funds.
Newcastle now find themselves in a tricky position: certain players are underperforming, yet the club can’t afford to replace them until they can sell. But the players in question don’t have high enough market value to generate the funds needed for new signings. This creates a frustrating cycle that the club must break—either by taking the risk of selling players and facing potential shortages or by securing new signings and hoping they can meet PSR requirements before financial penalties kick in.
Ian Wright, speaking on the Kelly and Wrighty Show, has highlighted two players who exemplify this issue: Miguel Almirón and Jacob Murphy. He said, “You look at where Newcastle are, and there are certain players like [Jacob] Murphy and [Miguel] Almirón. There’s no way when the new owners came in, two years ago, that Eddie Howe expected these players to still be around. Nobody can tell me he wasn’t expecting more spending and more signings.”
Wright’s comments hit hard, especially since it has now been three years since the takeover. But the challenge is that the club can’t afford to sell either Almirón or Murphy without a replacement, and with PSR constraints still in play, it’s unclear how they could bring in new talent.
Even if these players don’t fetch high transfer fees, selling them could unlock much-needed headroom under the PSR rules, but only if replacements can be secured beforehand. It’s a precarious situation, one born from the very regulations meant to protect financial fairness but now creating a frustrating bottleneck for the club’s ambitions.
