BRUCE SET TO FACE MEDIA TODAY AHEAD OF NEWCASTLE-SPURS

 

Newcastle have confirmed Steve Bruce will host the pre-match news conference on Friday ahead of their Premier League clash with Tottenham, live on Sky Sports Premier League, despite his future on Tyneside remaining shrouded in doubt

Friday 15 October 2021 12:59, UK

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Sky Sports News reporter Keith Downie brings the latest from events on Tyneside on Thursday

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Steve Bruce is set to face the media on Friday ahead of Newcastle's Premier League clash with Tottenham despite his future as manager remaining unresolved.

Bruce is expected to be replaced as boss following the club's takeover earlier this week, but Newcastle have informed the media that Bruce will perform the usual pre-match news conference on Friday, albeit at the later time of 1.30pm.

Bruce has regularly held his weekly press conferences at 9.30am but, after later-than-usual confirmation from the club, it has been pushed back, seemingly to allow more time for the new owners to make a formal decision on Bruce's future.

One man not in the frame, however, is the Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers. Sky Sports News reported on Thursday that the former Liverpool and Celtic boss - also of interest to Tottenham in the summer

A significant portion of the Newcastle supporters has long been keen to see Bruce replaced, and are excited over the prospect of a big name being appointed to take the club forward under their new, hugely wealthy ownership backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).