Newcastle directors have told Eddie Howe he ONLY has £75m to spend this summer.

Newcastle directors have told Eddie Howe he ONLY has £75m to spend this summer.

The Magpies’ revamped strategy following their takeover by a Saudi-backed consortium can be likened to my awful analogy.

Eddie Howe’s rumoured activity in the transfer market is becoming too close for comfort and is showing too many similar signs to how Abramovich shifted Chelsea into gear nearly 19 years ago.

Going to the library, opening a book, reading said book and is taking notes on what you’ve just read is fine but photocopying the pages to take home and claim as your own is too far.

Now imagine that the aforementioned book was written by Roman Abramovich on how to win the Premier League and Newcastle United’s new owners were library culprits.

Going to the library, opening a book, reading said book and is taking notes on what you’ve just read is fine but photocopying the pages to take home and claim as your own is too far.

Now imagine that the aforementioned book was written by Roman Abramovich on how to win the Premier League and Newcastle United’s new owners were library culprits.