Newcastle United may have confirmed the appointment of Paul Mitchell as their new sporting director, but it turns out that it was another candidate who previously had huge support from Eddie Howe behind the scenes. Newcastle will hope that the events of the last couple of weeks have set the stage for the Magpies to make a real statement over the rest of the summer transfer window. They have sold the likes of Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson, and they now have a new sporting director. After months of speculation, Dan Ashworth‘s time on Newcastle’s books is over – and it is Paul Mitchell who h…
