Eddie Howe snubs Champions League job offer with Newcastle United reunion still on cards

Eddie Howe's break from football management continues as pressure mounts on some of his old Premier League adversaries. The former Newcastle United head coach left St James' Park back in July after telling the board he'd taken the club as far as he could just weeks after a refreshed transfer policy had kicked in. It is believed that Howe did not have overall control of a summer spend that saw the Magpies sign Bazoumana Toure, Aladji Bamba and Sean Steur. Howe's sad departure resulted in Matthias Jaissle taking his place with the 48-year-old opting to take a sabbatical.