{"id":603006,"date":"2021-10-10T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=603006"},"modified":"2021-10-10T12:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T16:10:02","slug":"steve-bruce-newcastle-united-sack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/10\/steve-bruce-newcastle-united-sack\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Bruce Set for Newcastle United Sack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newcastle United<\/a> manager Steve Bruce is set to be sacked ahead of next week’s game against Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, which will be the first under the club’s new ownership, reports The Telegraph’s<\/a> Jason Burt.<\/p>\n

As well as hiring a new manager, the new owners<\/a> are looking to bring in a sporting director as they look to re-structure the club. Ralf Rangnick is among those being considered, while a new CEO is also being sought.<\/p>\n

Steve Bruce Set to Leave Newcastle<\/h2>\n

New Manager a Priority<\/h3>\n

While the latter two roles will need to be filled as soon as possible, the focus now is very much on hiring a new manager to replace Bruce.<\/p>\n

Burt reports that the 60-year-old is expected to be told this week that he is being let go when he talks with the new owners.<\/p>\n

It is looking likely that Bruce’s assistant, Graeme Jones, will be in charge for the visit of Tottenham on October 17, and will then assume caretaker charge until Bruce’s replacement arrives.<\/p>\n

This could yet change, though, depending on the structure that the new owners want to use.<\/p>\n

Bruce admitted in an interview with The Telegraph’s<\/a> Luke Edwards last week that he could be facing the sack once the takeover was completed.<\/p>\n

He has led the club to consecutive mid-table finishes since taking over in 2019, but they are yet to win any of their first seven games this season and currently sit second bottom of the Premier League.<\/p>\n

When the takeover was going through previously, it became clear that the then-potential owners were going to give Bruce time to prove he was the man for the job – however, given the lack of progress between then and now, they have decided to move straight away in the search for someone new.<\/p>\n

Who Could Come In?<\/h3>\n

As Burt’s article reported, Ralph Rangnick is being considered for the sporting director position.<\/p>\n

The 63-year-old, who currently works for Lokomotiv Moscow as the head of sports and development, has previously held managerial roles too, and was interviewed for the Everton<\/a> job before they eventually went with Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n

An unattached option could be former Chelsea and Juventus boss Antonio Conte. With the new financial backing that the club have, they may be able to tempt somebody of his status.<\/p>\n

Meanwhie, Steven Gerrard at Rangers, Roberto Martinez at Belgium and Brendan Rodgers at Leicester City<\/a> have all been rumoured<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Main Photo<\/p>\n

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