“It is up to Joe, we have signed him, it’s up to him,” Ashley told the Sun. “I’ve definitely got some money although whether I will give it to him or not is another question.
“Joe realises that Newcastle don’t have a bottomless pit of money so he will be very careful with what he does.
“If it’s a player that costs £30 million then I can absolutely say. ‘I don’t think so’.
“But will he able to get the players he wants to tinker with the team and change the balance? The answer’s yes.”
