Topics: Newcastle United, Eddie Howe, Football, Premier League
Amanda Staveley made one final request to the Newcastle board before stepping down from the club's board, it has been reported.
The 51-year-old, who is the chief executive of PCP Capital Partners, took a minority 10 per cent stake of the club upon its acquisition by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in 2021.
As part of the deal, she took a number of directorial roles at the club, and held a seat on the Newcastle board.
Last week, it was announced that Staveley and husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, who jointly held the 10 per cent stake in the club, would be stepping down from their roles and departing the club with immediate effect.
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Staveley took to Instagram following her departure to send a message to Magpies fans, in which she said that being part of the club was a 'privilege' and that she would 'miss everyone terribly'.
In recent days, reports have claimed that she is exploring potential investment into fellow Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Meanwhile, according to The Chronicle, Staveley had one final request for the Newcastle board before she officially left the club.
It is said that she told Magpies chiefs to ensure that manager Eddie Howe received 'all the backing he needed' this summer in order to re-establish Newcastle as a top force again next season.
Howe guided the club to Champions League qualification for last season, but the Magpies suffered from a mid-season injury crisis that derailed much of their momentum.
After a strong end to the season, Newcastle qualified for the Europa Conference League by finishing in seventh position. But Manchester United's FA Cup win - qualifying them for Europe instead after they finished in eighth place in the Premier League - booted Newcastle out of European football entirely.
Chronicle Live claim that Howe will be allowed to bring in two 'exciting' signings as well as squad cover.
Newcastle have already signed backup goalkeepers Odysseas Vlachodimos and John Ruddy, as well as the free transfer of Bournemouth centre-back Lloyd Kelly. The club also triggered their £28 million option to sign Chelsea loanee Lewis Hall on a permanent basis.
Howe, meanwhile, is currently a leading contender to take over Gareth Southgate as England manager.
However, unlike many of the other potential candidates, the FA would have to pay compensation to Newcastle to get Howe out of his contract, while the Magpies boss is believed to earn double what Southgate was receiving as Three Lions boss.
