Newcastle: How project is changing after departure of Eddie Howe and Matthias Jaissle's arrival

In truth, though, a new cycle was already beginning on Tyneside.

Following a damaging transfer window last summer, and a bruising domestic season, Newcastle have shifted their approach.

They have pivoted towards targeting younger players on the continent, strengthened their data operation and adopted a trading model, which has become especially necessary as part of a restrictive settlement following the club's breach of Uefa's financial rules.

It has not been without pain.

If Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon's departures to Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona were reluctantly needed to enable Newcastle to truly reinvest, the impending exit of captain Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal had never been part of the plan.

They have also missed out on top targets such as Spain winger Victor Munoz and Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi, who opted to join Liverpool and Aston Villa respectively.

Newcastle have still made five intriguing signings this summer - goalkeepers Lukas Hornicek and Ewen Jaouen, midfielders Aladji Bamba and Sean Steur and forward Bazoumana Toure - but sporting director Ross Wilson knows there is still work to do in the final weeks of the window.

"We have to build a model here that can compete, can win," he said.

"But also one that works for us and doesn't lead us to have to sell players we don't want to sell and lead to Uefa sanctions."

Jaissle's previous experience of developing young players at Red Bull Salzburg will therefore be vital.

There are also some overlaps with his predecessor Howe, which the German discovered in his own research and, likewise, in the analysis the club carried out about him during the interview process.

Yet it has still been a shock to the system.

Newcastle's Premier League opener against Liverpool, on 23 August, was rapidly hurtling down the track by the time the 38-year-old left Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli and was parachuted into the club's pre-season training camp in Spain at the weekend.

Performance director James Bunce likened the situation to a speed dating session because "every moment counts".

That has been evident in Jaissle's first week, which culminates in a friendly against Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday.

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