Newcastle Looked At Felix Nmecha In The Summer – Eddie Howe

Newcastle United manager, Eddie Howe has come out to admit that the Magpies tried to sign Felix Nmecha before he joined Borussia Dortmund. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Nmecha was a player Newcastle looked at and admired in the summer, but the club eventually decided to pursue its interest in AC Milan’s Tonali.

Howe added that the player is playing his best football at BvB now, and his UCL goal was well taken.

His words, “He’s (Nmecha) a player that we looked at and really liked.

But, yeah, he’s obviously a Dortmund player now. Was it a case of us getting someone else instead? It’s never as simple as that.”

WOW.

Edward John Frank Howe (born 29 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Premier League club Newcastle United.

Howe was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. When very young, he moved to Verwood in Dorset, and later began his footballing career with local youth teams Rossgarth and Parley Sports before starting his professional career at AFC Bournemouth.

He made his first-team debut in December 1995 against Hull City. Howe established himself as an important player in AFC Bournemouth’s defence and in 1998 he was selected for the England Under-21 team in the Toulon Tournament.

Howe was appointed to replace Steve Bruce as the manager of Premier League club Newcastle United on 8 November 2021, signing a contract until the summer of 2024. Howe watched from the stands as the club drew 1–1 with Brighton & Hove Albion, in a game in which Graeme Jones was acting as caretaker manager. Jones was retained as first team assistant coach as part of Howe’s new coaching staff, which also included Jason Tindall, Stephen Purches and Simon Weatherstone, whom he worked with at AFC Bournemouth, as well as retained Newcastle goalkeeping coach Simon Smith.