Eddie Howe has hit back at sneering comments over Newcastle's spending power and insisted 'money doesn't guarantee success'.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp recently included the Magpies in a list of clubs he suggested have 'no ceiling' as a result of the wealth at their disposal following last year's 80 per cent Saudi-backed takeover.
Newcastle have invested heavily - to the tune of around £210million - in the two transfer windows since Amanda Staveley's consortium took control at St James' Park.
But head coach Howe has insisted money alone is not the only reason the club is currently sitting in fourth place in the Premier League table.