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Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle United struggle with the 'world's richest club' tag brought about by their Saudi Arabian ownership.
The 46-year-old was appointed Toon manager in November 2021, shortly after a consortium led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund [PIF] paid £300million to buy the club from Mike Ashley.
Given PIF's colossal wealth, it made Newcastle the world's wealthiest club at a stroke and Howe would lead them to a fourth place finish and Champions League qualification in 2022-23.
But Howe has argued that status is also a hindrance and that Newcastle had to sell popular winger Allan Saint-Maximin to Al-Ahli last summer to meet Financial Fair Play obligations.
'Whenever you hear Newcastle mentioned externally in the media, it's always the 'richest club in the world' tag that goes next to it,' Howe told "The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet.
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Eddie Howe has claimed Newcastle United's 'world's richest club' tag can be a hindrance
Newcastle's Saudi Arabian chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and minority owner Amanda Staveley pictured at St James' Park shortly after their October 2021 takeover
Howe is welcomed to Newcastle by Staveley and husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi after his appointment as manager
Howe spoke to Gary Neville in the latest episode of The Overlap this week
'That's been difficult for us, because there's always been that pressure on us even though we're not living that reality. We've had to battle that; the players have handled that really well.
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