Newcastle United star loved by Eddie Howe drops big on his future - out of contract in 2026
Newcastle United right-back Kieran Trippier has dropped a big hint regarding his future after reaching a major milestone.
Trippier’s appearance against Leicester City on Monday night was his 600th for club and country, having made his first senior appearance during a loan spell at Barnsley 15 years ago.
The Bury-born defender came through the academy at Manchester City but never made a first-team outing. After two separate loan spells at Barnsley, Trippier next moved to Burnley in 2011 before joining permanently the following season.
He made 185 appearances at Turf Moor, the most at any one club, and helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2014. However, their stay lasted just one season and Trippier moved to Tottenham Hotspur.
At Tottenham, Trippier played in a Champions League final, which ended in a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, and earned the first of his 54 England caps. Following four years in North London, Trippier decided to move abroad, joining Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.
In his second season in Spain, Trippier won the La Liga title before choosing to return to England for family reasons. That led to him joining Newcastle in January 2022 and in turn became the first player to arrive under the club’s new Saudi Arabian owners.
Trippier has proven to be a transformative signing on Tyneside, with his opening 18 months coinciding with United successfully battling relegation to qualifying for the Champions League. The Magpies did lose the Carabao Cup final to Manchester United in that period but made amends last month when they beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to end their 70-year domestic trophy drought.
And Trippier was one of United’s star performers on the day. He started the 2024-25 campaign behind Tino Livramento in the right-back pecking order but has recently returned to the starting XI, reminding everyone of the class he still possesses.
Trippier turns 35 in September but has made it clear he has no immediate plans to retire after vowing “I’m not done yet”. On Instagram, he wrote: “An achievement I’m very proud of to make 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ senior appearances in my career. I’m not done yet 👨🦳”
Trippier has been congratulated by hundreds of people, including his current and former teammates. His achievement has also been recognised by the PFA, who said: “Congratulations to Newcastle United & England hero Kieran Trippier on a remarkable milestone 🤝”
Kieran Trippier and his future at Newcastle United
Newcastle rejected a £13m bid from Bayern Munich for Trippier in January 2024 and speculation has surrounded his future ever since amid links to Everton and and various clubs overseas.
Eddie Howe has continuously fought hard to keep Trippier at St James’ Park and will likely continue to. Trippier remains under contract until June 2026.
When Howe was asked last week about Bayern’s move for Trippier, his response was telling. He said: "I don't think there was any big PSR benefit to selling Kieran and I think that was factored into a lot of our decision making.
“From a football perspective, there was no way we wanted to lose him. He was too important, he remains too important. On various levels. We need his winning mentality, his experience, his quality."