Indeed, the Dutchman says the £125m signing deserves the brickbats coming his way for the antics he showed over the summer as he forced his move away from Newcastle.
“There were no winners in that situation,” Krul said on talkSPORT. “It's a shame it took that long to sort.
“I think Eddie Howe wanted his squad to be complete a lot earlier. And it has, especially you could see the start of Newcastle the first few games, they didn't score.
“And you could see there was a transition moment there. But £125m for a player is a good deal.
“So everybody should be, you know what, we'll move on. We've got a great bit of money, we'll sign some top, top players to replace him.
“The generation has changed a bit. I wouldn't have liked a player to play this kind of act.
“Reading the interviews after, I think there was a kind of respect to the player. It should have been dealt differently.
“For me, I believe in values and karma. I think you know how you treat people, you get paid back.
“Mark Guehi is a captain, he's a role model and he will get his move. That will set him in great stead hopefully for the World Cup.”