Eddie Howe has admitted it has been a 'disappointment' that the focus on Newcastle United's spending has taken credit away from the players he inherited.
After years of cutting their cloth in the Ashley era, Newcastle have spent around £210m on eight new faces since the club's owners bought the club little more than a year ago. Howe, as a result, has been able to bring in quality new additions such as Bruno Guimaraes, Kieran Trippier and Sven Botman, who would have been unimaginable signings under the previous regime.
However, it is worth noting that eight of the 14 players who featured in the win at Spurs last week were players already at the club before Howe took charge last November and six of those were starters. Miguel Almiron, Joelinton and Fabian Schar are just some of those individuals who have looked reborn under Howe so has the Newcastle boss found the talk surrounding the club's outlay disrespectful?
