The £75m+ deal Newcastle United will agree this summer - and it's not Anthony Gordon
Newcastle United transfer Q&A: Eddie Howe’s future, Anthony Gordon transfer and 2026/27 shirt details revealed.
Newcastle United’s 2025/26 season is drawing to a close, so we are here to answer the big questions surrounding the club heading into the summer.
After an underwhelming season, there has been plenty of talk about Eddie Howe’s future as Newcastle head coach. Several players have also been linked with moves away, including some of the club’s most valuable assets.
With it shaping up to be a big summer for the club, Dominic Scurr answers some big questions heading into it...
Will Eddie Howe be Newcastle United manager next season?
Yes. Almost everything I’ve heard surrounding Eddie Howe’s future at Newcastle suggests he will be the man tasked with leading a summer rebuild and turnaround next season.
While Howe retains the support of Newcastle’s hierarchy despite underperforming in the Premier League, the support and faith in the head coach is not completely blind or unanimous. Club chiefs, Howe included, know performances and results will have to significantly improve next season.
But Howe will be given the opportunity to try to turn things around at the very least.
When will Newcastle United’s new home shirt be announced?
You’ve probably seen the leaked 2026/27 home kit design doing the rounds on social media the past week or so.
We can confirm that the design is accurate and was approved by the club months ago. However, the images showing Sela as the shirt sponsor will not reflect the reality for Newcastle next season.
This is because Sela’s font of shirt sponsorship deal with the club ends this summer. A new shirt sponsor is yet to be confirmed as the club targets a deal worth more than the estimated £75million three-year deal with Sela agreed in 2023.
Once that deal is signed off to be used as the front-of-shirt sponsor, we’d expect an official announcement regarding the shirt.
But unlike last season, where Newcastle launched the 2025/26 home shirt for the final game of the campaign, supporters will have to wait until later in the summer for the kit to be officially unveiled.
Photoshoots have already taken place with first-team players, including Nick Woltemade and Sandro Tonali, wearing the 2026/27 Adidas home shirts and a light pink away shirt.
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What positions will Newcastle United target this summer?
Newcastle believe they have learned from the mistakes of last summer and will be shopping in a wider market rather than competing with the Premier League’s top sides for players at a premium.
The appointment of Ross Wilson as sporting director and David Hopkinson as CEO should give the club more structure and direction this summer.
While this is almost stating the obvious for any transfer window, Newcastle are looking to get business done quickly, in and out, and avoid the potential distractions and inflated prices brought about by the World Cup.
The club have been scouting across Europe and South America and will be holding a key scouting summit ahead of the summer transfer window next week.
Away from first-team signings, the club have been targeting the under-18s market with a view to agreeing deals with talented youngsters from abroad with a view to them joining the club once they turn 18.
The club have already agreed such a deal with Georgian forward Vhaktang Salia, who joined last summer as well as Johan Martinez, who will join the club next year.
At first-team level, the striker position is still one the club are looking to address this summer, with the £119million outlay of Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa so far failing to deliver any meaningful return on the investment.
With Kieran Trippier leaving, a right-back will also be looked at while a new goalkeeper - as seems to be the case every summer - is also on the club’s shopping list.
Who will leave Newcastle United?
Trippier’s departure has been confirmed, Newcastle won’t make Aaron Ramsdale’s deal permanent and Fabian Schar’s future is up in the air as he heads into the final month of his contract, still injured.
Anthony Gordon looks set to be the most high-profile departure this summer. The well-documented interest, paired with Eddie Howe’s recent comments, suggests the writing is on the wall for the winger’s future.
Joe Willock is another player to keep an eye on this summer. The club have been open to offers for him for the past few transfer windows and now he is heading into the final year of his deal, a departure could be accelerated this summer.
With Newcastle targeting a striker, the futures of Woltemade, Wissa and Will Osula are uncertain. But recent noises from the club suggest somewhat of a U-turn on their stance regarding Osula.
Newcastle previously green-lit the 22-year-old’s departure from the club but are now looking to keep hold of him unless a significant bid comes in.
Newcastle won’t be able to cut their losses and make any meaningful money back by selling on Wissa this summer. The striker is also keen to stay and bounce back from what has largely been a write-off campaign for the forward.
The Woltemade situation is slightly more complicated. Newcastle’s record signing has not scored a Premier League goal since December and hasn’t started a game as a striker since January.
While Newcastle view Woltemade as a long-term investment and the player has remained professional throughout a difficult spell, we understand he has grown frustrated with his playing situation and lack of regular starts, though that is common for any player.
Almost a season after signing him, it’s still unclear how Woltemade fits into this Newcastle side, or whether he can.
As such, should a significant offer come in for the forward, or even a loan with a view to making it permanent, Newcastle will listen.
Noise around Sandro Tonali has gone quiet in recent months, but we’d expect that to increase again as the summer progresses. While there is clearly a market for Gordon, it’s unclear whether any clubs are willing to do business for Tonali at the current price Newcastle would demand.