Howe remains tight-lipped on resolution of battle with Paul Mitchell: Ansser Sadiq

Howe, who has seen changes in the club's ownership structure this summer, revealed that he has not had a conversation with Mitchell since September 4th.

“I think the club is unified, I don't see any issues,” he said.

“It depends where you're talking about that unification, but the unification between me, the players, the supporters and the board is really strong.”

“I'm not going to go there,” he added.

“I'm not going into it every week in terms of our contact. But collaboration, as I said last week, is what we're looking to do to take the club forward.'

He added: “Just so people know, I've had conversations with senior members of the board this week. So I'm in regular communication with them, trying to collaborate and work together for the benefit of the club. That's always in my heart and that will always be while I'm manager of the club.”