Eddie Howe is likely to start next season as the manager at Newcastle United regardless of whether they qualify for European football in the ongoing campaign, according to the Daily Telegraph.
After the high of qualifying for Champions League football last season, this year has been a reality check for Newcastle.
A 3-2 defeat at Chelsea on Monday night left Newcastle languishing in tenth in the Premier League table and in danger of no European football next season.
There are rumours around Howe’s future at St. James’ Park with the club reportedly eyeing a move for former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann.
However, it has been claimed that Newcastle remain determined to continue to support Howe and his staff going forward.
For now, Newcastle do not feel the need to steer away from the plan to allow the 46-year-old to continue to lead the project.
It has been claimed that Howe will start next season as Newcastle manager regardless of whether they are in Europe.
Newcastle are plotting a major overhaul of the squad in the summer and they want Howe to lead that process.
They still believe Howe is the man to continue to manage Newcastle and feel he has faced several difficult challenges this season, one of them a massive injury crisis in the squad.
