Newcastle's form has dramatically improved once Eddie Howe was finally prepared to unleash Sandro Tonali as his number six.

It is perfect Howe. Peak Howe. While everybody else revels in a heady, joyous ride, he is fiddling with the seatbelt, checking and double-checking, a meticulous, detail-obsessed head coach who readily admits he is motivated by “the fear of tomorrow”. One day, that safety harness will be needed, but not now. Not yet.

When a delegation from Newcastle United travelled to Milan to watch Sandro Tonali – nearing the end of a year-long pursuit of a midfielder who was, in the words of one insider, “always top of our lists, always No 1” – they were blown away.

Newcastle United made it nine wins in a row in all competitions with a 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James’ Park.

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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is ‘reluctant’ to lose one of his Magpies stars this month, but it is a ‘sale that could now happen’, according to the Daily Mail. Howe is battling to reinforce his squad while keeping in mind the need for possible exits to balance PSR rules.