‘Newcastle have to be very careful’ - Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher has claimed that Newcastle United must be 'very careful' to not upset Eddie Howe after a summer of disappointment in the transfer market and rumours surrounding his potential exit for England.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher believes we may have to start selling some star players in order to match the investment of the top clubs while we build commercially over the next five years.

“I feel for Newcastle, in a sense that this money has almost come at the wrong time," Carragher said. “The rules now of Financial Fair Play, it doesn’t matter how much money you’ve got. It’s what you’re bringing into your club. They’re trying to build that up through sponsorships.

“If we’re being totally honest, they may have to sell one of their biggest players for £100m to £120m and go again. They might have to do that for two or three years before they can bring that revenue in to keep bringing in better players at maybe lesser prices, like what they’ve done with Bruno Guimaraes, with Alexander Isak, with Anthony Gordon.

“I wasn’t worried about Newcastle. Let’s talk about them getting all the money and getting trophies, I’m not sure you can right now. There’s a lot of pressure from supporters on Darren Eales the CEO, on Paul Mitchell the sporting director as well.

“Newcastle United have got to be very careful they don’t lose Eddie Howe. Eddie Howe is the number one person, I think in most people’s eyes, for the England job. If he’s not happy, he’s going to go to the England job. He will.”

Howe has been nothing but loyal to Newcastle in his nearly three years as boss, but England could be very difficult to turn for him IF he isn't backed sufficiently at St James' Park.

Had this conversation been around a year ago when we were still widely considered one of the most exciting projects in Europe and playing in the Champions League, it's a much tougher position to walk away from as a young manager.

However, this summer has raised a lot of tension between Howe and those above him having not been supplied with the tools he needed in the transfer market as well as losing two key young players.

The PIF project has certainly took a hit this summer and things have somewhat stalled, but Howe is still such an important part of this team and needs the support from everyone at the club.