Eddie Howe wants to block £12m Newcastle player from leaving at last minute

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On the pitch, Newcastle United have started the new season in fairly steady fashion, even if they haven’t quite been at their free-flowing best.

However, Eddie Howe and his team are enduring a slightly turbulent time behind the scenes at Newcastle right now, at least in terms of the transfer market.

Howe has been up-front with his comments saying this has been the “most difficult” window he’s ever experienced in his career.

So far, Newcastle have failed to land their top targets, even if the likes of Lloyd Kelly and William Osula could prove stellar additions in time.

But coming into the summer, Newcastle had big aspirations, and they simply haven’t been realised amid all of the club’s struggles with PSR.

That being said, there is still time to turn things around, and Paul Mitchell and his team could still be very busy in the days to come.

And it’s not just in terms of incoming deals that Newcastle will be pushing for, there’s still a couple of first-team players on the chopping block too.

Eddie Howe now desperate to keep Kieran Trippier at Newcastle despite his wishes

As well as Miguel Almiron, Kieran Trippier has often been linked with a Newcastle exit over the past few months.

Kieran Trippier wants to leave Newcastle, not content with his proposed playing chances this season.

However, iNews are now reporting that Howe is incredibly keen to keep Trippier at the last minute.

Howe felt as if Trippier’s cameo in the 1-1 draw Bournemouth last weekend emphasised the importance of the full-back to this group.

And given Newcastle are yet to receive a firm bid for the £12m-defender at this point, Howe is now hopeful of preventing his departure.

Of course, Newcastle were willing to sell Trippier to Galatasaray earlier this summer, perhaps when the club had more time to sort a contingency plan.

And although Tino Livramento has been deservedly promoted, Howe’s options would still look short at full-back were the England international to leave.

Of course, if Newcastle aren’t able to sign Marc Guehi or any of their other targets in the coming days, it would make sense to stop all outgoings. 

Trippier may be unhappy as a substitute, but there should still be enough opportunities for the defender until January, when the situation can be revisited with more time to plan.