In addition to that, with the Clarets’ Championship starting in less than one week, Howe’s side could find an agreement even harder to come by.
Expected to cost within the region of £30 million, Burnley will not allow the former Manchester City academy star to leave Turf Moor for a cut-price.
Last season, Trafford, who was Burnley’s first-choice Premier League shot-stopper, kept two clean sheets in 28 domestic games.
As things stand, Newcastle have only really been in able to bring in Lloyd Kelly to provide a potential boost to the starting XI.
Newcastle suffered massively last season from not having a strong enough squad to compete across fronts and, so far, they have not done much to address that issue.
It is now believed that the Toon are going to rival Arsenal for the signature of an established midfielder after both clubs had made contact.
Less than two weeks separate fans and the start of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign for nine months of thrills and spills.
One manager who may be wishing there was still a few more weeks to prepare is Howe who has already issued several transfer warnings out to his board.
intelligent, possession-based football. Throw in a truly gifted generation of players and no England manager will ever have been blessed with so many advantages heading into their first day in the job.
Now The FA have to ensure that they don’t bring in someone who will squander the opportunity.
