Eddie Howe would now prefer to sign ‘spectacular’ forward over Neymar

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As Eddie Howe looks to add to his squad it is imperative to the Newcastle United boss that he gets the right characters through the door.

Eddie Howe‘s team-first philosophy simply won’t work if there are any huge egos in the dressing room who believe, or are even perceived to be bigger than the team, which is why the PIF‘s dream of signing world-class players for Newcastle will face opposition from the manager.

It’s now thought that Howe would prefer to land a player like Ferran Torres, someone who is still extremely talented but flies somewhat under the radar, instead of a player like Neymar.

Howe would rather sign Ferran Torres than Neymar

Transfer insider Dean Jones recently told GiveMeSport: “Eddie Howe would probably prefer a signing like that [Torres] than a Neymar because it’s a bit easier for him to control the narrative and also not have that superstar feel to his dressing room.

“I think he wants to put that off for as long as possible, to be honest. I know that there’s a need and want from PIF to have those characters in the dressing room, but it doesn’t really reflect who Eddie Howe is.”

Ferran Torres, who Xavi hailed as ‘spectacular‘, has been linked with a move to Tyneside and would be a fantastic signing and could be sold by Barcelona to raise funds. The Spanish winger already has a hattrick at St James’ Park to his name from his Manchester City days.

Dan Ashworth and Eddie Howe’s plan for Newcastle seems to be trying to bring in young talent to turn them into world class stars, that way they grow with the club. Ferran Torres, at 23 years old, fits that mould.

Newcastle’s current strategy is definitely the right one for the start of the project

I’m completely on-board with this idea. Signing players like Neymar or Kylian Mbappe, despite being unrealistic due to Financial Fair Play, would bring too much of a circus around the club, and the last thing we need right now is more judgmental eyes on us.

If we continue to grow and be successful without making these crazy signings, improving players already in the squad and creating stars out of our signings, the salt from rival fans will keep us afloat for many a year. We are already being accused of buying success by rival fans and lazy journalists, but we can always prove them wrong with cold hard facts, and long may that continue for me.

We’ll get to the superstar-buying stage at some point, I’m sure, but for now, this is much more fun.