Although the 2023/24 season has just come to a close, pre-season plans for Premier League clubs have been in place for some time now and it will not be long before preparations get underway for the next campaign. Newcastle United are no exception to this, with their pre-season tour of Japan already announced and it likely to be the case that the Toon Army will take part in some preparation matches closer to home before the start of the 2024/25 campaign.
The Tyneside club have enjoyed a much more successful couple of years since the lucrative takeover led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund in October 2021 and the subsequent appointment of manager Eddie Howe. Having qualified for the Champions League with a fourth placed finish in the 2022/23 season and then finishing seventh last season, which saw them narrowly miss out on European qualification, Newcastle will be looking to kick on as they look to establish themselves as European regulars.
Since the takeover, Newcastle have been able to loosen the purse strings somewhat, with the additions of Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali to the Toon’s ranks, however, the financial regulations in place mean that they must be savvy with their transfer business. Furthermore, with European qualification being a clear aim for the club, they will likely be required to comply with the squad regulations for European competitions in future seasons, such as eight of the 25-man squad being “club-trained” players.
