Eddie Howe says signing from Atlético shows club’s ‘huge pull’Trippier and manager insist money was not behind move Kieran Trippier could have stayed at Atlético Madrid and played in the last 16 of this season’s
Champions League but the
England right-back realised he was more excited about the prospect of helping Newcastle United avoid relegation.

While acknowledging that joining a team with one win all season is a “risk”, Trippier found himself powerless to resist Eddie Howe’s invitation to spearhead his Tyneside revolution.