Eddie Howe has addressed recent speculation about his future (Image: Getty)
Eddie Howe has warned Newcastle that they will need to keep him happy if he is to reject any approach from the FA for the England job.
The ex-Bournemouth boss is one of the candidates to succeed Gareth Southgate following his decision to leave his position after the Three Lions’ defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024.
Howe is yet to receive a ‘formal approach’ for the position, though he has admitted that he will remain with Newcastle ‘as long as he’s happy’.
He said: "As long as I’m happy in the position that I’m in. As long as I feel supported by the football club and free to work in the way that I want to work, yes. That is the crucial thing.
"I absolutely want to stay but it has to be right for me and the football club. There’s absolutely no point in me saying I’m happy staying at Newcastle if the dynamic isn’t right. I’m certainly not serving Newcastle well if I do that.
"It’s been a difficult summer in various aspects, no one more important than the other, but as a new team coming together (off the pitch) we have to set our boundaries. We have to see if we can work together in a really fluid, dynamic way to the benefit of Newcastle."
Many managers around the world have spoken openly about how they would love to manage their nation at some stage in their career, but Howe insists that he differs from those and does not have a true career goal.
Gareth Southgate decided to step down from his position with England (Image: Getty)
He continued: "I absolutely love the club. I love the supporters. I love where I am at in my career. There is no better place for me to be. That is how I feel.
“Wherever I’ve worked, I’ve never had a career agenda. Football management changes so quickly. I think England is a very special job for someone. I am very patriotic and I’m not ashamed to say that. I love my country. I want my country to do well. I was gutted for Gareth and the lads that they did not win the Euros.
“I don’t have that job like a burning sensation in me that I have to do it at some stage. If it happens at some stage in the future, then it's to be for me. If not, then I'm very, very happy in the current role that I'm doing. The day-to-day management."
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