The REASON Eddie Howe quit Newcastle | The Sports Agents

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:24:03 +0000

As Eddie Howe dramatically quits Newcastle United 3 weeks ahead of a new Premier League season, Mark Chapman & guests unpack the financial meltdown which led to Newcastle losing their most successful coach for 70 years.

The Athletic’s Chris Waugh explains Eddie Howe’s shock decision to leave Newcastle and asks if club captain Bruno Guimares’ seemingly imminent departure to Arsenal was the final straw?

But how did Newcastle, a club with some of the richest owners in world football, find themselves in a situation where they have to sell their best players?

Football finance expert Stefan Borson joins Mark in the studio to explain how the financial shackles which UEFA & the Premier League imposed on Newcastle led to Howe’s departure.

Elsewhere we lift the lid on the new financial rules which will govern Premier League clubs this season and discover a set of unpublished laws which widen the wealth gap between the big 6 clubs and the rest of the league.

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