Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United side still have everything to play for in the current campaign, despite it being a disappointing season overall for the Magpies.
With four games remaining and a current 53 points, Europa League football might yet be guaranteed for the upcoming campaign.
Although that could be seen as a letdown following the thrilling Champions League experience of the current campaign, it’s the best the team can do following a few months in which Newcastle experienced an incredible amount of injuries.
Newcastle don’t have to sell two of their star players
No team in the world could have handled a situation like this, and all it takes to see the team’s capabilities is to see how Paris Saint-Germain was destroyed at St. James’ Park when Eddie Howe had a completely fit roster to work with.
Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak have been essential to their style of play; the former is the Magpies’ pivot, and the latter, as evidenced by his 23 goals (WhoScored), is a constant threat to opposing defenses.
It’s thought that Newcastle was sailing too close to the wind in that regard and may have needed to cash in on one of their star players this summer because every club must adhere to the Financial Fair Play and Premier League Profit and Sustainability rules.
Nevertheless, the announcement via inews that neither Guimaraes nor Isak will have to take the fall man has greatly bolstered the Magpies.
Although it’s unclear who may have to give up in order for Newcastle to stay under the FFP guidelines, it’s a major victory for the team and its supporters to know that two of its top players from 2023–2024 will probably still be playing on Tyneside in 2024–2025.
