Newcastle United have already made FFP stance clear as key Premier League transfer date imminent

Newcastle United are committed to working within the restrictions of financial fair play and the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules - even if it means holding back in the transfer market.

The Magpies kept their powder dry in the January window and have so far not made an investment in the summer window, with only free agent Lloyd Kelly arriving at the club since last season ended. United could offload £40m-rated Yankuba Minteh in a bid to fund further purchases, with the Premier League's PSR deadline of June 30 looming.

While the regulations frustrate both the club's fans and those in power in the corridors at St James' Park, there has been a united front when it comes to public statements on the matter. Newcastle's hierarchy know their words will come under scrutinty, but the message has remained the same. Here's what the key players have had to say on FFP and PSR rule.

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Darren Eales

"We're compliant in the year we're talking about here and our plans are always to be compliant going forward," Newcastle CEO Eales said. "That is part of our business plan and part of our model.

"The Everton points deduction judgment showed that there were teeth to the PSR regime and I think that's something that's probably focused a lot of minds within the Premier League, that this is something that's real.

“To be clear, right from our takeover, we've understood that that's the regime that we're in and our business plan and everything we do are premised on the basis that we're compliant. But I think it's fair to say that a lot of people probably didn't expect it to be the level that it was, and that's has certainly focused minds."

Amanda Staveley

"We all have to do more to make sure we grow our revenues," the club's part-owner said at the Bloomberg Power Players' summit. "There has been much more of a focus from the Premier League owners to make sure we grow our commercial revenues and our media, as a product, should be much more aggressive.

"There is a regulator coming in and there's much more of a focus on sustainability. Sometimes, when you over-regulate, you can slow growth and we have to make sure that we get the right balance between the right regulatory environment, the right rules and the right Financial Fair Play rules that promote growth. That's the only way you're going to get great football.

"One thing about the last few seasons in the Premier League is any club can win any game, and that's good. That means you get some incredibly exciting football...it's a difficult time because there has been so much focus on sustainability that people have actually forgotten that we're providing entertainment and we have got to grow this business.

"Football is difficult. You have very limiting Financial Fair Play rules. You have so many rules and restrictions about player purchases so it really does probably need some fresh thinking."

Eddie Howe

"FFP is a frustration for everyone connected with us," head coach Howe previously said. "Certainly the owners are very ambitious, and they would like to help and improve the squad in any way they can. The rules and conditions we're working under don't allow that. That's just how it is, we're acting in the way we can.

"There's no surprises for me. We've been working under FFP restrictions for some time. I don't know if he said selling a star player, those might be words the media have attached. Selling players is part of every club's DNA now, they have to within FFP rules.

"To sign players, we may have to sell players - that doesn't necessarily mean star players, whatever's meant by that term. But certainly, selling players is something this club will do for the foreseeable future."