Eddie Howe put pen to paper on a deal that could take him way beyond the initial 2024 expiry date of the contract he signed back in November last year.
United's owners have been keen to put the finishing touches to an extension for Howe since the tail end of last season when he guided Newcastle to safety with plenty of time to spare. But those talks have continued over the summer and with new sporting director Dan Ashworth concurring on the consortium's view that Howe should be handed a new deal, the club wanted to put the idea to incoming CEO Darren Eales too.
Eales is eagerly anticipating the chance to work with Howe and work is already under way for the years ahead. And on the recruitment front, Howe knows that he will not only get the players he needs - one way or another - in this window, he can rest assured scouts are already identifying targets for both January and the main summer window in 2023.
