Luke Edwards, Newcastle correspondent for The Telegraph, has analysed Howe's next career steps, with Manchester United and the England national team considered potential managerial opportunities. Howe urgently needs a break from the dugout, but his impressive managerial record makes him a hot prospect for top football management positions.

Howe will not lack for offers. He achieved tremendous success at Bournemouth, taking the team from League Two to the Premier League. In his first season at St. James' Park, he helped Newcastle United avoid relegation, then guided the team to the Champions League twice and won the League Cup in 2025 – the club's first domestic trophy in 70 years.

The Premier League resumes on 10 October, bringing the "managerial carousel" closer. Club owners, sporting directors and executives, seeing their teams' poor starts to the season, will begin seriously considering managerial changes.

The Telegraph explored the options Howe might have and which positions would interest him.

Howe really wants a proper break.

If you ask Howe what he plans to do next, the answer is straightforward. He is not thinking about football now, is not considering new jobs, and currently has no plans to return to management. Several sources close to the 48-year-old manager confirmed this to The Telegraph Sport.

In fact, following his emotional departure from Newcastle United in July, Howe told me he needed not just a break from the club, but a temporary break from football altogether. He wanted to spend more time with his family, feeling he owed more quality time to his three children. To this day, his thinking has not changed.

To understand his reluctance to return to football quickly, one must understand what he has been through in recent years. Shortly after winning the League Cup in March 2025, he was hospitalised in April of that year. This had an enormous impact on his physical and mental health, and he did not allow himself sufficient time to recover. He has told friends that he is currently working to improve his wellbeing.

At the same time, other matters are critically important to him. His three children are 7, 12 and 15 years old. He took over Newcastle United nearly five years ago. Once he commits to a job, he gives himself completely – that is how he works – and he does not want to change that.

But this dedication comes at the cost of his family life. Right now, he wants to dedicate himself fully to his children during their crucial developmental years. He plans to spend this time with his wife, Vicky, and his children, which is his main priority at the moment.

After leaving Bournemouth, he stayed away from football for over a year, only returning to manage Newcastle United in November 2021. This time, his break may not be as long, but an extended absence cannot be ruled out.

In January 2009, at age 31, Howe took over Bournemouth, becoming the youngest manager in the English football league system at the time. Since then, he has enjoyed a long and successful managerial career. His desire for a break is genuine, and he is content and satisfied with his current life.

Only the right job will do.

Howe's team knows his name will be linked with every Premier League vacancy that arises this season. They understand why, but he will not return for the sake of it, nor will he accept an offer from a club he considers below Newcastle United's stature. Why would he? Howe is one of the best English managers of his generation. He guided Bournemouth through three promotions, establishing them firmly in the Premier League; and transformed Newcastle United from a team threatened with relegation into one that reached the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in the club's history.

More importantly, he achieved something at Newcastle United that neither Kevin Keegan nor Sir Bobby Robson managed: ending one of English football's most famous trophy droughts. In four years, he took the team to two domestic cup finals and three League Cup semi-finals. Setting everything else aside, he is the most successful manager in Newcastle United's modern history.

With such a CV, he would not intentionally take on a club fighting relegation. If a club's budget is insufficient to compete for titles, such offers will not attract him either.

This is bad news for mid-to-lower Premier League sides like Crystal Palace and Fulham. No matter how good the conditions or how high the salary, it would be difficult to convince Howe to cut short his break.

Would managing abroad appeal to him? It is possible, but it would still need to meet the standards outlined above. And at this stage, it is highly unlikely he would want his young family to experience such a disruptive change.

What constitutes the right job?

Currently, Howe would likely say he will not return to club management unless the right opportunity arises. He does not need to work for money; his career has already been very rewarding. Even if he chose to move into media punditry, lucrative offers would come in abundance. If there is no sufficiently attractive project, he feels no pressure to return.

However, a complete exit from management is unrealistic, and deep down he knows he will eventually return. He simply wants to take his time, rest and recharge, and wait for an offer that ignites his passion.

He has consistently got Newcastle United and Bournemouth to perform above their perceived capacity. What could Howe achieve if he were to join a club with greater financial resources or comparable resources?

Many top English clubs are currently underperforming. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United recently appointed new permanent managers. The clubs intend to give Xabi Alonso, Roberto De Zerbi and Ruben Amorim time and support to help their teams return to their peak performance. Currently, there is no indication that these clubs are considering a managerial change.

But if results worsen further, Howe's name will enter the managerial change discussion. It has not reached that point yet, and there is no guarantee that Howe would be willing to return to football this season. He would only return to club football for a highly attractive offer.

England manager.

This job would be perfect for him.

The FA had already considered appointing Howe. When Gareth Southgate departed, the FA planned to interview him, but Howe made clear at the time that he was not willing to leave Newcastle United, so an interview would have been pointless.

Taking the England job came too early for him then. Howe has always believed he would miss the daily interaction with players. At that stage of his career, international matches were too infrequent and sporadic.

However, things change, and Howe does not hide his desire to become England manager one day. He sees this job as the greatest honour an Englishman can achieve, and he is undoubtedly the leading candidate among domestic contenders.

When Manchester United sacked Erik ten Hag, Ashworth wanted to hire Howe, but the proposal was rejected. Other Old Trafford executives insisted that Amorim was a better candidate, and Ashworth's tenure as Manchester United sporting director ended shortly after.

Unless Tuchel's team collapses before the European Championship, the England manager position will not be vacant until 2028. The German signed a new contract before the World Cup, originally planning to lead the team at the home-hosted European Championship.

But given his desire for an extended break from football, Howe may now be far more interested in the England manager position than he was in the past. If he chooses to wait for that opportunity, it could be a good arrangement for all parties involved.

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