Reflects Growing Pains of AmbitionDisrupted Plans and New PressuresIt was supposed to be a summer of refinement, not restructuring, for Newcastle United. Yet as Eddie

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe insisted that he was “confident” Alexander Isak would remain on Tyneside this summer, although he did reveal the telling impact of Liverpool’s very public pursuit of his striker.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has spoken about the situation at the club during the summer transfer window, openly lamenting the lack of signings they have managed so far