From England they are sure: the Portuguese would have already initiated the first contacts with the club, after some preliminary talks that took place in the summer
In the end it happened: the “dead man walking” Steve Bruce – so defined by the English press in recent days due to an increasingly unstable position – was exempted by the new Saudi Newcastle. That his stay was in doubt was known for some time: the disastrous start of the championship (3 points in 8 days, zero wins and penultimate place in the Premier League) certainly contributed, but the ambitions of the new ownership, marked by a profile of greater experience and international caliber, has made the difference.
mutual agreement
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The salvation for two consecutive years conquered by the successor of Rafa Benitez has no longer convinced the club, oriented towards a change of gear, but not only: the coach has never managed to enter the hearts of the fans, who as soon as they have taken act of the arrival of the PIF fund they immediately praised the exemption of a technician who did not live up to the ambitions of the owners. And here, therefore, the exemption of Bruce materialized on the basis of a mutual agreement between the parties.
FONSECA
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From England they are (almost) certain of the thing: Paulo Fonseca will be the new Newcastle coach. Today’s edition of the Guardian talks about late-stage contacts between the coach and the club’s management. The former Shakhtar and Roma, after being one step away from Tottenham this summer, is currently the most accredited name to revive the team’s fortunes and to open a new cycle, the first of Saudi management. The Portuguese – reads the Guardian – has in recent months studied the team and its performance so far, preparing for a possible call and would have had preliminary contacts, as well as with the Spurs, even with Newcastle itself.
THE ALTERNATIVES
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Of course, alternatives to the Portuguese coach are not lacking. From Roberto Martinez to Frank Lampard, from Lucien Favre to Steven Gerrard, Newcastle’s economic availability and prospects give free rein to football speculations. Moving on to the top still without the bench, an Antonio Conte fresh from the Scudetto with Inter is already the dream of a part of the Newcastle fans.
20 October – 19:10
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