Newcastle United are facing a difficult summer. While it will be positive to see Newcastle make some signings after a deathly quiet January transfer window, quite how far the budget stretches under the looming spectre of FFP restrictions remains to be seen. Eddie Howe, after all, has already predicted it could be a difficult summer for the club – despite the many millions (and perhaps more) that owners PIF have on offer. Indeed, the club’s star player in Bruno Guimaraes is consistently linked with a move away from St James’ Park. Things appeared to have ramped up somewhat last week when report…