Many of the Newcastle United heroes from Sunday have been on quite the journey with the club.
Newcastle United, of course, won the Carabao Cup at Wembley, ending a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.
An impressive Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1, with the entire side etching their names into the club’s folklore.
Indeed, Callum Wilson reflected on the journey to win the Carabao Cup and the striker certainly wasn’t alone in going on that.
Part of Eddie Howe’s success has been coaching the players he inherited. Big money signings have of course helped but many of the names in the Newcastle squad outdate the PIF takeover rather significantly.
One of those is Fabian Schar, who is due to be out of contract this summer.
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Eddie Howe urges Paul Mitchell to give Fabian Schar a new contract
Newcastle have held contract talks with Schar, although there has been no official update.
Still, according to iNews, Howe is keen to keep the defender at the club on a reasonably long-term basis.
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There is thought to be some work to do before agreeing a new contract but there remains an optimism a deal will be signed.
The 33-year-old may not be an option for years to come but Howe is said to have urged sporting director Paul Mitchell to extend Schar’s deal, given it is Mitchell who is generally in charge of contract talks.
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Schar was excellent in the Carabao Cup final and is showing little sign of slowing down. That’s not to suggest a new defender should not be signed but the experience and depth the Swiss offers could be crucial for next season’s European campaign.
Newcastle paid around £3million to sign Schar from Deportivo La Coruna in the summer of 2018. After 220 games, 19 goals, eight assists and one trophy, it’s fair to say that has worked out. And then some.
With that in mind, it seems worth giving the player what he wants.
Schar is looking for a multi-year contract at the club if he is to stay. Doing that for players in their mid-thirties is clearly a risk but it’s not as if the defender always has to be first-choice.
Keeping him for another few years, even if he drops out of the starting lineup seems wise.