Newcastle have warned they could lose Eddie Howe after the short transfer window

Jamie Carragher has warned Newcastle United that they are at risk of losing manager Eddie Howe following their disrupted summer transfer window.

The Magpies have been linked with a number of top moves in the summer, including the likes of Marc Guehi, Federico Chiesa and Noni Madueke.

But when the window closed on Friday, Lloyd Kelly and William Osula were the only arrivals for Newcastle – as well as making Lewis Hall’s loan move from Chelsea permanent, while goalkeepers Oydsseas Vlachodimos and John Ruddy also signed.

However, Newcastle have made a strong start to the season, taking seven points from three Premier League games following their 2-1 win over Spurs on Sunday, while beating Nottingham Forest on penalties in the second round of the EFL Cup.

Carragher warns Newcastle could lose Eddie Howe

Although things on the pitch seem to be tight, it won’t take long for Howe to become disillusioned if Newcastle continue to falter in the upcoming transfer windows.

In fact, Carragher predicts the Magpies will have to make a big sale in the near future to fund more signings and has warned the club to get their act together to keep Howe away from the England job.

“To be completely honest, they could have sold one of their biggest players for £100m to £120m and walked away,” Carragher said on Sky Sports Super on Sunday.

“They may have to do that for two or three years before they bring in that money to continue to bring in better players at lower prices, like what they did with Guimaraes, Isak, and Gordon.

“I wasn’t worried about Newcastle. Let’s talk about them getting all the money and getting the awards, I’m not sure you can right now. There is a lot of pressure from supporters on Darren Eales who is the CEO, and Paul Mitchell who is also the sporting director. They have to be very careful not to lose Eddie Howe.

“Eddie Howe is the best person, I think in many people’s eyes, for the England job. If he is not happy, he will go to work in England. He will.”