Jordan lambasts FA for failing to secure Howe from Newcastle

The FA has the option to hire the current Newcastle United manager for the England manager position.

However, they would have to pay a £5M release clause, which Jordan feels is a no brainer.

He stated on talkSPORT:  “I can’t inhibit the mindset of the FA because I don’t think like them. I want to have the best in class. I would want to pay (the compensation package).

“If I think Eddie Howe is the best in class, given the prolificacy of the FA and what they waste money on endlessly, I wouldn’t be worried about paying compensation to get the best manager.

“That’s a ridiculous observation. The reason they don’t want to do it is because there’s other arguments going on about their lack of funding into grassroots football. They don’t like the optics of paying £5M compensation for the national team manager.

“What market are they operating in? They’re operating in a market (of) the next best version of class. Let’s say that looks like Eddie (Howe). The English FA, that’s supposed to be the regulator for the world’s richest league, cannot and will not pay the rate to get the best operator.

“If I want Howe, and I’m in the FA and the only reason I won’t get him is because I wouldn’t pay the compensation, then I’ll pay it.”