And most seasons that reputation was justified.ĭuring the 2015–16 season, however, he bucked the trend. Throwing cash at a problem doesn’t always work though.ĭuring his Newcastle tenure, Mike Ashley had a reputation for being one of the Premier League’s most frugal owners. Partly because Newcastle are now the richest club in the world partly because Football Manager 2022 has put the budget at a more playful (and probably necessary?) £200million. Their upcoming winter window allowance equates to roughly 1 x Joelinton and 1 x Yoshinori Muto in Mike Ashley economics. But what happened last time they spent that big? Bolstered by Saudi money, Newcastle United can reportedly spend about £50million in January and more in the summer.