Hukumar BBC Sport ta tabbatar da cewa Eddie Howe zai bar Newcastle United da nan gaba, inda ya kawo karshen kusan shekaru hudu na jagorantar kulob din a filin St. James' Park.

Mulkin wannan mai horar da 'yan wasa mai shekaru 48 ya ƙare da baƙin cikin — shan kashi 4-1 a wasan abokantaka na kafin kakar wasa da Bristol City ranar Laraba shi ne wasan ƙarshe da ya yi a matsayin manaja.

Wata kofuna da kamfen biyu na Champions League

Howe ya zo Newcastle a watan Nuwamba 2021 ya maye gurbin Steve Bruce, inda ya canza kulob din cikin sauri bayan maigidan Saudiyya ya karbe shi. Babbar nasararsa ita ce kawo karshen jiran shekaru 70 na babban kofunan gida, ta hanyar kai Magpies zuwa cin Carabao Cup 2025.

Ya kuma samu cancanta a Champions League sau biyu a jere, a 2023 da 2025, inda ya sa Newcastle ya zama karfi na gaske a kwallon kafa ta Turai. A kakar da ta gabata, Magpies sun kai zagayen 16 na ƙarshe na Champions League kafin a yi musu shan kashi 8-3 a jimillar wasan biyu da Barcelona.

Wata kakar ƙarshe mai wahala

Duk da kashe kusan £240 miliyan akan 'yan wasa sabbi watanni 12 da suka wuce, kamfen ɗin Newcastle a Premier League na kakar 2024-25 ya gaza tsammani sosai. Kulob din ya ƙare a matsayi na 12, inda ya sha kashi sau 17 daga cikin wasanni 38 — raguwa mai yawa daga matsayi na biyar a kakar da ta gabata.

Kare tajayyar kofunar EFL Cup ya kuma ƙare da wuri, inda aka fitar da su a zagayen ƙwa ƙwa. Matsin lamba akan Howe ya ƙaru a hankali yayin da sakamako ya ci gaba da zama mara kyau, har sai shugabannin kulob din suka yanke shawarar rabuwa da shi.

Wannan lokacin bazara ya kawo ƙarin rikicin da ba na fagen wasa ba, inda 'yan wasa biyu masu muhimmanci suka tafi — Sandro Tonali ya koma Tottenham kuma Anthony Gordon ya koma Barcelona — inda ya tayar da sabuwar tambaya game da alkiblar kulob din kafin kakar wasa ta gaba.