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Nonetheless, when asked if he would reject an approach from England, Howe became equivocal.
“That is absolutely someone else’s conversation, not mine,” he said.
“To speak about something else while manager of Newcastle is wrong.”
There was a similar subtext to his reply to an inquiry as to whether he would still be in charge at St James’ Park come the start of the new season.
“As long as I feel supported by the football club and free to work in the way that I want to work, that’s the crucial thing,” he said.
Newcastle’s Saudi Arabian-owners have been concerned about the series of injuries that led to the team dropping to seventh in the Premier League last season after finishing fourth the previous year.
Howe and the medical department were questioned about the reasons why so many players were in the treatment room during a recent meeting and a new performance director, James Bunce, has been appointed, partly to advise the manager on injury prevention.
Bunce is a close ally of Paul Mitchell, the new sporting director, who is expected to have a bigger involvement in player recruitment than his predecessor, Dan Ashworth. Under Ashworth and Staveley, Howe had the power to veto any prospective signing.
