'Ready to play' - Newcastle United star puts Marcelino to shame as broken hand injury revealed
Newcastle United will monitor Dan Burn’s hand injury that is not expected to keep him out of action.
Dan Burn has revealed he broke his hand during Newcastle United’s win over Nottingham Forest last weekend.
With Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall facing lengthy spells on the sidelines, another defensive blow is the last thing Eddie Howe needs. A hectic fixture schedule has barely begun and the Magpies - who failed to cope with added Champions League demands two years ago - are already dealing with a stacked treatment table.
Yoane Wissa has not kicked a ball since joining Newcastle and Jacob Ramsey did not feature against Forest. Howe hinted at the midfielder returning early following his ankle injury but he was absent from the matchday squad.
Dan Burn reveals hand injury
Burn has been pictured wearing a cast on his left hand during international duty with England. In positive news, the 33-year-old has revealed he remains fit and available, although Newcastle will monitor the situation.
"I actually broke my hand, I don't even know how I did it, I think I went to grab someone and then I felt a crack,” he told The Chronicle. “It was early in the second half so I went for the scan and I saw a specialist.
"I've been told I can play with it. I am ready for Latvia, I am ready for Newcastle and I'd have been ready to play tonight.”
‘Not just a cheerleader’ - Dan Burn
Burn told NewcastleWorld a year ago that he had given up on his England ambitions. Fast forward to the present and he is three games into his Three Lions career and in with a shout of making next year’s World Cup squad.
Speaking in March - days after his Carabao Cup heroics - Burn insisted he will fight for his place in Thomas Tuchel’s setup. He said: “I'm not just coming here to be a cheerleader and help the boys out, I want to play. I feel like I’m a leader on and off the pitch and I feel as though I fit into that role.
“I know it's going to be tough with all of these international players here and I feel like I've been doubted a lot over my career. There's not a lot of people at Darlington who would say I'd be sat here doing a press conference for England.
"I've waited a long time for this opportunity and I didn't want to spoil it. He (Tuchel) said I've been playing well for a long time. I feel being in that first camp is important. It means I am there, but I don't want to be there for no reason.
“I want to be there because I have proved (I should) be there. Every little kid's dream is to play in a World Cup. I’d never played any international football, and I did think it had passed us by at 32. But when the new manager came in, it was that feeling of 'You never know'."
Eddie Howe on Dan Burn
Howe admitted he has been inspired by Burn’s rise to international football. He said following his maiden call-up earlier this year: “(It is an) incredible moment for Dan, there’s no one more deserving in my opinion. We started to work with Dan when we did in our relegation battle, such an inspiring guy.
“A very talented player and a great story, one of the great footballing stories really. A great comeback, someone who had to do it the real hard way coming through the leagues. He’s dedicated, professional, a leader, a real man and an inspirational figure.”