{"id":296854,"date":"2023-11-11T22:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296854"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:15:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:15:23","slug":"newcastles-eddie-howe-admits-admiration-for-ruben-neves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/newcastles-eddie-howe-admits-admiration-for-ruben-neves\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle's Eddie Howe admits admiration for Ruben Neves"},"content":{"rendered":"
Eddie Howe says he would be open to signing the likes of Ruben Neves from Saudi Arabia – a player he admits he admires – as he invited others to speculate on the motivation behind new Premier League rules that are set to block such a move.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport revealed on Wednesday that a vote will take place at the next shareholder meeting on November 21 to introduce a temporary ban on incoming loans between clubs who share owners, with top-flight rivals set to close the door on Newcastle utilising the Saudi market in January.<\/p>\n
Neves, the former Wolves midfielder, plays for Al-Hilal, whose Public Investment Fund owners have an 80 per cent stake in Newcastle.<\/p>\n
Howe said: \u2018It\u2019s very difficult to talk about one individual player but, of course, he (Neves) is a player we liked when he was at Wolves.\u2019<\/p>\n
Others such as Karim Benzema, N\u2019Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Sadio Mane and Aymeric Laporte also play for PIF-owned clubs. Would Howe be open to signing players from Saudi?<\/p>\n
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Eddie Howe would be ‘open to signing players from anywhere’ if they improve Newcastle<\/p>\n
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Howe admires Ruben Neves, and would be open to signing him from the Saudi Arabian league<\/p>\n
\u2018I’m open to signing players from anywhere if they’re good enough and they make our team better,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The Newcastle boss met with reporters on Friday and his press conference was dominated by impending Premier League rule changes that are seen as a means of impeding his club.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport also revealed on Thursday that a second rule change could see Newcastle\u2019s ability to agree commercial deals with Saudi companies restricted if they cannot prove multiple offers of the same value. This could yet lead to a legal challenge.<\/p>\n
Howe, when pressed on the proposals, said: \u2018I will let you decide why those rules are coming in. That’s not for me to comment on.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s difficult for me to give you chapter and verse because it\u2019s not a situation I\u2019m in any control over. I\u2019m reacting to what is happening. It\u2019s probably better that you draw conclusions to that, not me.\u2019<\/p>\n
Would Newcastle fight the changes? \u2018You can make that assumption,\u2019 he said, before adding: \u2018We are here to compete on the pitch and all of these things we are discussing are off the pitch. I’m not involved in those talks, I just see and hear things in the media like you are.<\/p>\n
\u2018That’s where I have to be careful and draw a line with what I can talk about. I’m not involved in that world, I’m involved in the football world. We want to compete on the pitch within the rules that are set for us.<\/p>\n
\u2018There is no change, we will work within the rules the Premier League set and we have to respect those rules, whatever they are.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Howe would not comment on a rule change regarding commercial deals with Saudi companies<\/p>\n