Newcastle: Eddie Howe to leave as manager with immediate effect
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is set to leave the club with immediate effect, sources have told BBC Sport.
Howe came under pressure last season as Newcastle finished 12th in the Premier League after losing 17 of their 38 games.
The 48-year-old’s final match in charge was a 4-1 defeat by Bristol City in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday.
Matthias Jaissle, manager of Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, is expected to be appointed as Howe’s successor.
Howe joined Newcastle in November 2021, a month after the Saudi Public Investment Fund bought the club.
Well-placed sources have indicated a measure of surprise from Howe at the club’s transfer business so far this summer, though he was aware of the necessity for the club to sell players.
Earlier this year, Howe decided to remain at St James’ Park regardless of the inevitably of sales, but his perspective changed over the summer.
In March, Newcastle chief executive David Hopkinson said the club were “not having those conversations” about a change of manager “at the moment”.
