Newcastle United’s new rich Saudi Arabia owners are not losing any time making changes at the club. Just two weeks after the change in ownership, the Premier League side has said goodbye to Steve Bruce and will be looking for a new manager.
According to the official statement, Bruce and Newcastle mutually agreed to part ways. However, it doesn’t seem like Bruce had much say in this as he had one foot out the door from the moment Mike Ashley sold the club.
Being manager of the previous regime certainly didn’t do any favors to Bruce, but he also didn’t do much to convince the new owners that he deserved an extended look. Newcastle is currently sitting in the relegation zone at the Premier League table and have only three points from eight matches. They still haven’t won a game in 2021-22.
According to reports made by English media, the favorites to succeed Bruce are Frank Lampard and Paulo Fonseca. Lampard has been out of a job since being fired by Chelsea midway through last season, while Fonseca is also free after Seria A side Roma opted not to extend his contract.
Several other names are believed to be in the mix, including Liverpool legend and current Glasgow Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and former Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre. Newcastle also fancies Belgium national team manager Roberto Martinez, but he is considered a long-shot target.
