Steve Bruce reveals he helped choose Newcastle United successor

A boyhood Newcaslte fan, Bruce took charge of the Magpies following Rafael Benitez's departure during the summer of 2019.

After guiding the club to back-to-back mid-table finishes, safely away from relegation, Bruce's position instantly came under threat when the Saudi Public Investment Fund completed their takeover of the club.

After some brief speculation, Bruce departed the club after managing the 1,000th game of his career, in Newcastle's 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park.

Now, speaking to Sports Mole, Bruce has revealed that he worked closely with the new owners and board at Newcastle in selecting his own successor.

«Well I'm always a believer that a new broom sweeps clean, I came forward when I first met the new owners and I put a couple of names [forward] for them to succeed me which is quite rare!» Bruce admitted.

«The one thing you have to give credit to the owners [for is] they have put people in high places like Dan Ashworth and Darren Eales, and their recruitment over the last couple of years has been absolutely terrific.

»Every one of them has contributed and I think that has been key, what they have done at the top end of the club, and you have to say in a couple of years, they have done fantastically well."

Eddie Howe, who ended up replacing Bruce, led the Magpies into the Champions League after finishing fourth in the Premier League last season, and the former defender was keen to stress how important maintaining that level of performance is, especially given the challenge of juggling multiple competitions.

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