Isaac Hayden has predicted it will take four or five years 'at least' for Newcastle United to win the Premier League because of Financial Fair Play.
Newcastle are currently flying in third place in the table following a superb start to the campaign. The Magpies picked up 22 points from a possible 24 in the eight games before the World Cup break and you have to go back to August for Eddie Howe's side's one and only defeat this season.
To put that turnaround into perspective, Newcastle were 19th a year ago after a solitary win up to that point. However, Howe has since improved a host of players he inherited, such as Joelinton, Miguel Almiron and Fabian Schar, while also recruiting smartly in the transfer market.