The official reason Matthias Jaissle has not been announced as Newcastle United head coach

Newcastle United supporters are still waiting for Matthias Jaissle to be confirmed as the club’s new head coach.

The German has been pictured at the La Manga training camp in Newcastle staff gear but is yet to be officially announced as the club’s new head coach following Eddie Howe’s departure.

NewcastleWorld understands the reason for the delay is down to Al-Ahli not completing the required paperwork for the appointment to be announced. The Magpies have agreed a £9.5million compensation package with Al-Ahli to appoint Jaissle as their new head coach.

Official sources at Newcastle have claimed that the matter is out of the club’s hands and they are simply waiting on the required paperwork from Al-Ahli in order to make an announcement.

Although both clubs are majority owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, they operate independently from one another, meaning it is simply a waiting game for Newcastle to receive the required paperwork and make a formal announcement.

Newcastle are currently training at La Manga in Spain, where Jaissle is set to meet members of the media later this week ahead of the friendly match at Valencia on Saturday.

The 38-year-old joins Newcastle after a successful spell in Saudi Arabia in which he has won successive Asian Champions League titles with Al-Ahli. Prior to that, he won consecutive Austrian Bundesliga titles with Red Bull Salzburg.

His arrival will mark his first taste of management in a top European league as he joins up with a Newcastle squad undergoing a significant transition process, having lost Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali, Howe and potentially captain Bruno Guimaraes as well.

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