Kieran Trippier to Leave Newcastle at Season's End

Kieran Trippier, the veteran England defender, announced on Saturday that he will depart Newcastle United at the end of the season when his contract expires, concluding a four-and-a-half-year stint that played a pivotal role in the club's revival.

The 35-year-old right-back joined Newcastle from Atletico Madrid in January 2022 for 12 million pounds, becoming the first signing under the club's Saudi-led ownership. At the time, Newcastle sat in the Premier League relegation zone, but Trippier quickly became a cornerstone of the squad under manager Eddie Howe. His leadership and on-field contributions helped steer the team to an 11th-place finish that season, followed by a fourth-place result in 2022-23 that secured Champions League qualification for the first time in two decades. The club repeated the feat with a fifth-place finish the next year, advancing to the last 16 before elimination by Barcelona.

Trippier's impact extended to ending Newcastle's 70-year domestic trophy drought. He featured in the full 2025 Carabao Cup final at Wembley, where the team defeated Liverpool 2-1, lifting the trophy alongside captain Bruno Guimaraes. During his tenure, the defender made over 150...