Newcastle United named the former Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe as head coach up to 2024 after Steve Bruce’s departure last month, said the Premier League club on Monday.
Howe’s first task will drag Newcastle from the relegation zone.
The club, who has a rich new owner but cannot buy any player until January, is under the two standings, five points adrift of the safety zone, after failing to win the league match so far this season.
Howe, 43, has come out of work since he left Bournemouth in August 2020 after the South Coast club was relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the season.
“It is a great honor to become a club head coach with Newcastle United’s stature and history.
This is a very proud day for me and my family,” Howe said in a club statement.
“This is an extraordinary opportunity, but there is also a lot of work in front of us and I want to go to the training place to start working with the players.” Graeme Jones was the temporary manager for the last three matches after Bruce left after taking a club with a consortium of 80% -ED by the Saudi Arab Arab Saveria wealth fund.
Howe was in an abbreviation of a 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
The first game that is responsible will follow the international break when Brentford visits Park St James on November 20.
Newcastle has five points from 11 matches but Howe is no stranger to Dogfights degradation responsible for Bournemouth for more than 450 matches covering more than a decade at the Vitality Stadium.
Following his appointment in the middle of the 2008-09 season, he made the Bournemouth side that reached in the fourth-level league, avoiding relegation to non-leagues despite 17 points anchored in the midst of paralyzing debts.
The magical runaway was followed by three promotions in six years because Howe finally took them to the top of 2015 when they won the championship.
Bournemouth strengthened themselves in the Premier League under Howe, threw away defensive pragmatism which is common on the new side promoted to play interesting football.
The club spent five seasons in the Premier League and even finished ninth high in the 2016-17 campaign.
“We were very impressed with Eddie through what had become a strict recruitment process,” said Co-Co.
owner of Amanda Staveley.
“And the original achievements with Bournemouth, where he has a transformational impact, he is a vibrant and dynamic coach who has clear ideas about bringing this team and the club forward.” He is perfect for what we are trying to wake up here.
We were happy to welcome Eddie and his staff to St James’ Park and sincerely hope to work together towards our collective ambitions.
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Newcastle United appointed Eddie Howe after Bruce Exit
