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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle asked how he wants his Newcastle team to be defined:

"The phrase how Newcastle should play like, is front-footed, intense, aggressive and of course also successful. It's in the end all about what I can say and it's also why I'm sitting here, the approach we have as a coaching team, and the identity of Newcastle is famed for, it's so linked so close together, which is a perfect fit in my eyes. And that's going to be exciting."

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Jaissle says he got a call about taking the job at Newcastle at the end of July to be offered the job when it looked like predecessor Eddie Howe would quit.

He also says he has not made any decision regarding the captaincy following the departure of Bruno Guimaraes.

Full quotes from those, and every other, answer at today's presser will shortly follow.

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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle, asked how it felt to visit St James' Park:

"I had my spies already, they follow social media so they gave me a hint that there is a special song already created.

"The first feeling two days ago when I entered the pitch here with my assistant coaches, we were just looking at each other with a big smile, goosebumps. Just really special. The guys here who are leading the tour, they just told me how it feels when the crowd is there. Hopefully when we play, when they see our intense football with a vertical, aggressive, front-footed approach, I think that's a great unit.

"It creates a great synergy in the team."

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Unsurprisingly, with many first team players having left Newcastle this summer, Matthias Jaissle is getting plenty of questions about transfers and who the club will bring in before the end of the month.

He says they are "aware of which positions we need to strengthen the squad", but it is "not for here to talk about it."

"Great characters and players have left the club and other players need to step in. My job is to do the best out of it. We're aware of what we need in the squad."

Not sure that will satisfy many worried Magpies fans...

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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle on making St James' Park into a fortress again:

"First of all, really looking forward to the weekend, finally being here at two days ago already to an amazing stadium, I can't wait to see it full of our home crowd. That's already a good set-up, the two friendly matches on the weekend.

"But again, the process is step by step. Tomorrow we have again a friendly match, many matches in the first week now so that means we can see them in the game but also we don't see them too often on the training pitch so we need to find a good balance, we need to be smart with the loan management, also with the technical approaches, how much we can already give them and then we see it step by step. We are going in the right direction, I am pretty sure, I am really pleased what I've seen so far from the guys. There is a huge commitment - and that's the most important thing."

Jaissle is asked about legendary former Newcastle player and manager Kevin Keegan, who passed away recently.

The current boss describes Keegan as a "legend of the club" and that he is "aware of his legacy".

Jaissle says it will be a "special occasion against Liverpool", when the clubs meet on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle on the challenge of guiding the team through a transitional period:

"It's a challenge, a big challenge. Always when there's a transitional period. But it's not time to complaint, it doesn't make sense to see the negative things, we want to see the chance in that situation, and that's our approach from day one. We are here to do our best job. We want to support the players, the current squad, there will be adjustments to see in the coming days, weeks. But for now it's only focused on the daily work, the work we can influence. And that's all that matters now.

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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle, asked whether it was unusual to be thrown into the training camp in Spain:

"That's always the case. I have the group all together, no distractions. 24/7 actually they were available so that is good in the beginning but I'm also really happy now to be 'home' - if you can say so - in Newcastle. The focus is now on the day-to-day basis, we want to develop and improve with a short amount of time so we want to use every minute of every day."

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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle begins with an update on his first few days in Newcastle:

"The lads had two days off so I used the chance to get to know the training ground, settle into the city a bit.

"And today the first training session here in Newcastle, I was very impressed to see the facilities.

"The lads are finally now on the ground here in Newcastle. I'm really excited."

Jaissle says he is "happy to be home" in his new city of Newcastle.

We will bring you full quotes from the new Toon boss shortly.

Matthias Jaissle begins by going around the room and shaking hands with each journalist waiting.

You only get one first impression, after all.

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Matthias is here...

Ciaran Kelly
BBC Sport Newcastle United reporter at St James' Park

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The last time we were all here at St James' Park, in May, Eddie Howe was head coach, Bruno Guimaraes was captain and Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali were still at the club. A lot has changed in just three months.

A new manager, Matthias Jaissle, will now become acquainted with the stage at the top of the media suite as he prepares to take his seat for the first time.

It is hard to think of a head coach who has not “spoken well” at his unveiling news conference, but it still feels an important occasion for the 38-year-old to get his message across.

Jaissle spoke briefly in Spain last week during the club’s training camp in Spain, and after the friendly win against Valencia, but this is the chance for him to go into a little more depth and really set out his stall.

Hello again, and welcome back to the BBC Sport football news live.

We are focusing on Newcastle United this afternoon, with manager Matthias Jaissle holding a media conference shortly.

It will be the first time Jaissle has spoken publicly since key midfielder Bruno Guimaraes was sold to Arsenal on Saturday.

Thank you for joining us for a very busy morning of transfer news.

Here are some of the things you may have missed:

• How Araujo signing could impact further transfers at Liverpool
• Fulham sign Southampton's Shea Charles
• Everton confirm McNeil-Johnson swap deal
• How do swap deals work?
• West Ham and Arsenal in talks over winger Nelson
• West Ham sign winger Solomon from Tottenham
• Gossip - Liverpool given the green light for Barcola
• Forest sign Diomande
• Transfer Q&A

That's all for today, bye!

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

Ki, London: Are Chelsea allowed to sign anyone, even if they replace Enzo/ Neto?

It is true that both Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Neto could leave Chelsea despite their exceedingly high price tags, with the former available for £120m.

However, Chelsea already have a wealth of midfield options, including Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Dario Essugo and new signings Jordan Henderson and Valentin Barco.

On the right wing, Chelsea have Estevao Willian and another new signing, Geovany Quenda, while Cole Palmer is also capable of playing in that position.

Chelsea can afford replacements if they receive the substantial fees they expect for those players. The question, however, is whether they should instead give an opportunity to those already on the books.

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Jonty Colman
BBC Sport Journalist

Daniel, Derby: How does Jeremie Frimpong class as a homegrown player?

Despite being born in Amsterdam and playing internationally for the Netherlands, because Jeremie Frimpong spent nine years in Manchester City's academy between 2010 and 2019, then he is eligible to be a homegrown player.

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Jonty Colman
BBC Sport Journalist

Mike, Bath: The homegrown rule works the opposite too right? Eric Dier was not considered a homegrown player in the Spurs squad as he completed his education in Portugal. Is English, played for England and lived in England but was on the books as an overseas player.

Correct, Mike. It is all to do with how much time a player has spent effectively doing their football education in England rather than birthplace.

In the case of Eric Dier, who was listed as a none-homegrown player during his career, he spent minimum than the three years required at English clubs before turning 21.

A reverse example of this is Noni Madueke, who is homegrown but was at PSV Eindhoven between the ages of 16 and 20 before joining Chelsea. Because Madueke had spent around seven years playing academy football for Crystal Palace and then Tottenham Hotspur prior to moving to Eindhoven, he played enough years of academy football in England to make him homegrown.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter

I do think there are a couple of issues that need to be accepted.

Firstly, it was anticipated from within the club that Marcus Rashford would leave, clearing the club’s biggest earner off the wage bill. That has not happened and all the noises are pointing towards the fact it won’t.

That effectively rules out a left sided attacking arrival – and also restricts the amount of money available.

Joshua Zirkzee also remains at United even though Michael Carrick’s pre-season selections indicate he has dropped behind 19-year-old Shea Lacey in the pecking order.

There is interest in Zirkzee from Italy but, so far, there is no deal.

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