Newcastle United boss delivers fresh Anthony Gordon update after England duty & Liverpool talks
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Having been overlooked by Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024 - playing just three minutes in total - new interim boss Lee Carsley started Gordon in both Nations League wins over the Republic of Ireland and Finland.
Although Gordon has started all three of the Magpies’ Premier League fixtures so far, the 23-year-old has notably lacked sharpness and therefore struggled to show the form that saw him crowned the club’s Player of the Year. But Howe hopes the winger is closer to reaching his best levels after a productive week on international duty.
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“He’s in a great place after the two England games,” said Howe. “I thought he did really well. I was watching them totally biased towards him and hoping he had really good games and impacted [them].
“I know he’s really proud to play for his country so those two games would have meant a lot to him. The trust given to him by the manager was great to see and I think he will come back in a great place.
“I think he probably needed the games to build his fitness levels up after a difficult summer for him where he finished the tournament with England and had very minimal training with us before the start of the season with us. I hope we see a much fitter Anthony in the coming games.”
Gordon has since spoken publicly about his Euro disappointment, although hasn’t yet addressed the summer interest from boyhood club Liverpool.
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The Magpies had held talks over selling Gordon to the Reds when desperately attempting to raise funds before June 30 in order to comply with Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
However the proposal, which included Joe Gomez coming in the other direction, was taken off the table when United solved their PSR shortfall with the sales of Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively.
“I wouldn’t say to raise his spirits but of course I spoke with him and we had many conversations over the summer,” Howe added. “I think it’s re-aligning thought processes, it’s being positive about the next stage of your career.
“Sometimes you can have a hangover from something negative, not that Anthony was in that position, but it’s always about your next challenge, moment and how you’re going to start the season and take all of the momentum that he built last season into this one.
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Hide Ad“This is a big season for him in his career. You don’t get many second chances in your career, the years go so quickly and I can vouch for that, so he’s still young and developing but he needs to maximise every moment. He is the type of character that wants to do that. He’s very committed to his next dream and aim and that’s to have a great season with us.”
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