Eddie Howe Responds to Ronaldo and Neymar Links to Newcastle

• Newcastle United are on course for UEFA Champions League qualification next season
• Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are troubled and linked with exits at Al-Nassr and PSG respectively
• Eddie Howe responds to rumours they could join Newcastle if they make the top four

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has responded to rumours that Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar could join the club next season if they qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

The club's fortunes on and off the pitch have risen since the Saudi PIF takeover in late 2021, with the English manager at the centre of the revolution on the pitch that is taking the club into the elite stage in his first full season.

Their European status next season would help them attract top stars, and several names have been linked to them in case they make it, as they currently sit third on the Premier League table.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is considering quitting Al-Nassr just five months after joining, while Neymar is also set for an exit at PSG after seven seasons in Paris.

Howe speaks on transfer rumours

According to talkSPORT, Ronaldo is growing frustrated with life in Saudi Arabia and has already witnessed a managerial change with Dinko Jelicic replacing Rudi Garcia.

Neymar had PSG fans protest at his house and chant at him to leave the club in a spate of demonstrations also targeted at Lionel Messi and Marco Veratti, according to The Athletic.

Both have been linked with a sensational move to the Premier League with Newcastle United, but Eddie Howe has other ideas opposed to bringing in 30+ stars.

“A lot of the names aren't accurate. We need to recruit wisely,'' he said, as quoted by Sportskeeda. “We want to discover them before they explode onto the world stage. We need to go underneath, find them young and develop them. I know the direction.''

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Ronaldo has previous Premier League experience with Manchester United while Neymar does not, but both men have won six Champions League trophies between them.

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PSG lost 3-1 at home to FC Lorient at the weekend before Lionel Messi embarked on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia the following day, which sparked the anger of the ultras.

As Sports Brief reported, Messi apologised in an Instagram video after reports the club had suspended him for two weeks without pay for the unprofessional conduct.