Howe defends transfer policies against Mitchell's criticism: Ansser Sadiq

While Mitchell was anticipated to take charge in addressing inquiries about transfers at the club, his remarks have instead sparked further questioning.

Boss Howe was inundated with transfer questions after the international break, as he spoke with reporters on Friday.

“I don’t think it’s right for me to make individual comments in reply to Paul’s press conference," he replied to one question over transfers.

“I think they have been brilliant signings for the where we were and the long term future of the club and I really believe in them and I still do," Howe added about the club’s transfer strategy.

“The civil war stuff, absolutely not, in my experience,” Howe concluded. 

“But I am cocooned in my work and absolutely focused on the players and the training, and I know you might be bored of that answer but it is what I do every single day that I am here.”