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EDDIE HOWE shot down talk of leaving Newcastle to replace Ruben Amorim as Manchester United boss.

The Toon manager was linked with Chelsea before Liam Rosenior’s appointment and is now among the names being linked with the Old Trafford vacancy.

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Eddie Howe has distanced himself from a potential Newcastle exitCredit: PA

Howe’s £6m-a-year deal at Newcastle runs until 2029, ensuring the club would be entitled to a whopping eight-figure compensation fee should he go.

The 48-year-old, courted by England in 2024, admitted he has not always been happy since taking charge in November 2021.

But Howe insists he is going nowhere as he reiterated how happy he is working with new sporting director Ross Wilson after difficulties with predecessor Paul Mitchell.

Asked if anything could tempt him away from St. James’ Park at present, he said: “No, not at this current time.

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“The most important thing for me is happiness in the role, happiness in the job, the relationships that I have with the people around me now.

“That’s not always been consistently good and things can change at any football club but at the moment I’m very happy.

“We’ve made some great appointments in the key roles that we needed to fill and as long as I can express myself in the best way possible and I’m in the best version of myself to help the players and the club, because ultimately for any club to be successful there has to be unity from top to bottom.

“There has to be a good feeling between everybody.

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“I’ve had an unbelievable relationship with the board here since I’ve come to the football club.

“That’s never changed and I consider myself very lucky to have that because there’s very few managers that have the time to build those relationships and have the confidence and trust within each other.

“That’s really important.

“If you have all of those things that I’ve got then you’ve got a higher chance of being successful.

“There’s no guarantee on anything but a better chance than if the relationships aren’t working so I’m very happy at the moment and hopefully that stays for a long time.”

Howe, the fourth-longest reigning Prem manager and now in his fourth season in charge, said he was committed to Newcastle when linked with United last year.

Asked directly if that was still the case, he said: “Yes, absolutely. Nothing has changed from my perspective.

“I’m 100 per cent here, working as hard as I can, head down, ignoring all the stuff that you guys write good or bad because it’s irrelevant.

“It’s about today’s work and trying to prepare the team as well as we can for Leeds, so that will never change from my perspective, my commitment to my work and my job.

“As long as I’m happy and able to express myself in the best way that I can to help the team, nothing will change.”

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