Eddie Howe has revealed that Premier League rivals are refusing to do Newcastle any favours since the Saudi-led takeover and accused them of inflating transfer fees for his club, admitting ‘everyone is against us’.
The Magpies failed in their efforts to sign Leeds winger Jack Harrison and Leicester midfielder James Maddison and were also frustrated by loan approaches for West Ham defender Harrison Ashby and Arsenal utility man Ainsley Maitland-Niles, among others.
And Howe gave a candid answer when asked if domestic clubs, seeing Newcastle as a threat, had proven difficult to deal with during the summer window.