Incoming Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle will be far less likely to push back against decisions made by the ownership.
That is the opinion of former senior Tottenham, Everton and Aston Villa scout, Bryan King, speaking exclusively to Football Insider.
The 38-year-old will be confirmed as the new boss of the Magpies this week, replacing Eddie Howe after he decided to step down.
Howe was in charge of Newcastle for almost five years and expected to continue, but appeared to have grown sick of the decisions made above him.
The Magpies have been gutted this summer, with Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali having already left, and with club captain Bruno Guimaraes now set to follow them.
Newcastle have also missed out on several of their top targets, and have prioritised younger replacements amid a clear transition period.
We can announce that Eddie Howe has informed the club of his decision to step down as head coach.
The club has accepted Eddie’s decision and would like to thank him for his extraordinary contribution.— Newcastle United (@NUFC) July 31, 2026
Newcastle owners to ‘control’ Matthias Jaissle
Jaissle is a highly rated young manager, having been adopted into the Red Bull system when he joined RB Leipzig as an assistant manager in the academy after his retirement in 2014.
He would later manage Red Bull Salzburg, leading them to the league title twice before he left to manage Al-Ahli in 2023.
Al-Ahli have lifted the AFC Champions League twice under Jaissle and he has clearly caught the eye of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which also owns Newcastle.
“Now they’ve got to bring a new man in, they’re going to have to bring new players in,” King told Football Insider when asked about Howe’s exit.
“There’s a hell of a chance that Austrian football isn’t as strong as one wants to think it is, that’s for sure. There aren’t too many Austrian clubs winning the Champions League or the Conference League or the Europa League, is there?
“So, again, is this a cheap solution? You see, the Saudis are going to bring him in and they’re going to be able to control him.
“It’s a massive move for him. He’s coming from Saudi Arabia. He’s been two years in a poor league and he’s going up there. You saw the reaction when Kevin Keegan died, Christ.
“These are passionate supporters here like he’s never encountered in his life. So it’s going to be interesting the way the owners run this football club, because that’s what they’re doing now.
“They feel they know as much as the manager and that’s why Eddie Howe has obviously moved on.”
What Newcastle can expect from Jaissle
In his own words, Jaissle described himself as a manager who likes to deploy a high press and a dominant style of football.
“I always like to press the opponent as high up the pitch as possible, to create pressure. And I like teams that are dominant in all phases of the game, like any coach, I imagine,” he said in an interview with AS last year.
“I don’t just like to press when we don’t have the ball, but also to find solutions once we do. Especially here in Saudi Arabia, where we’re usually the favourites.
“We often face deep-lying defences, and we have to find solutions and control the transitions. If you control them, the chances of winning are very high. It’s complex, and we could discuss it in much more detail, but this would be my general idea.”
