Paul Mitchell is already facing a pivotal week as Newcastle United sporting director. He arrived at St James’ Park as Dan Ashworth’s successor on July 4th, and is yet to really flex his muscles in the transfer market. When he first joined the club, it was reported that Mitchell would have greater control over Newcastle’s transfers than Ashworth, while Eddie Howe has admitted that transfer control is still something they are ‘working on’ behind the scenes. There has been a real change of dynamic for Howe in recent weeks. He has got a new sporting director, while he is no longer working alongsid…
