Eddie Howe says he feels a personal responsibility to make Newcastle United's £58million signing of Aleksander Isak a success.
The Newcastle United boss feels that the Sweden international will prove his worth despite the heavy price tag and that the Magpies were right to push forward and clinch the mega deal from Real Sociedad. The purchase broke the previous record held by Joelinton at £40million and sets the bar even higher at St James' Park moving forward.
Howe has a similar arrangement on transfers to Rafa Benitez in that he has the final say on player selection. But Howe insisted he will not simply spend wildly just because the club are wealthier and more ambitious than they were just a year ago.
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Howe said: "I definitely have a responsibility regards to price, I feel that responsibility. I don't I'd sign a player at any cost, it's not the way to act.
"It's very difficult because transfer fees are...it's an incredible market. I could never sit here and say value for money just for the price.
"You could look at the market, and I think it's a good deal otherwise I wouldn't have pushed so hard to try to do it (sign Isak).
"Transfer prices are away from any type of realism from when I was playing. But you just have to adapt to the times.
"If you don't adapt to the times and go with it then you don't improve."
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