Anthony Gordon latest: Newcastle boss Eddie Howe issues fresh injury update amid ‘concrete’ transfer claims

Eddie Howe has provided a caller update connected the fittingness of Newcastle United attacker Anthony Gordon up of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion astatine St James’ Park.

The 25-year-old has been 1 of the Magpies standout performers this season, scoring a team-high 17 goals and registering 5 assists successful 46 games crossed each competitions.

However, Gordon has missed Newcastle’s past 2 Premier League matches – defeats to Bournemouth and Arsenal – with a hep wounded astatine a clip erstwhile speculation implicit his aboriginal astatine the nine is rife.

The England planetary is believed to be open to a caller challenge present that Newcastle are acceptable to miss retired connected European qualification, and the nine are prepared to currency successful connected the versatile attacker if they person a suitable offer.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that Gordon has ‘concrete chances’ to permission Newcastle this summer, with Bayern Munich initiating contacts to beryllium informed of his availability successful February.

Arsenal person besides been credited with an involvement successful Gordon, portion Romano has said that different Premier League clubs could articulation the race, though Liverpool are 1 squad who are yet to registry a factual interest.

Concerns implicit Gordon’s fittingness and speculation implicit his aboriginal has raised to question of whether helium volition ever play for Newcastle again.

Howe insisted past week that Gordon is so injured and powerfully played down suggestions that his lack was down to the subordinate wanting to leave.

Reports emerged earlier this week that Gordon has made advancement successful his betterment from a hep wounded and has returned to squad training.

Gordon could instrumentality to Newcastle squad for Brighton clash

Speaking astatine a property league connected Friday, Howe confirmed that Gordon could beryllium successful contention to diagnostic successful Newcastle’s matchday squad against Brighton.

"He did portion of a league connected Wednesday,” Howe told reporters. “It was large to spot him backmost connected the pitch. He's a subordinate of immense prime and 1 that we've missed.

"We'll marque an appraisal connected his fittingness person to the crippled and spot what helium gets done today."

Gordon is nether declaration astatine Newcastle until June 2030, and should the nine determine to merchantability the attacker, is it understood that they would privation to person astatine slightest treble the £45m they spent to motion him from Everton successful January 2023.

Newcastle trio inactive retired injured, but Joelinton is available

While Gordon’s availability for Saturday remains uncertain, Tino Livramento (thigh), Fabian Schar (ankle) and Emil Krafth (knee) each stay sidelined with injuries.

However, Joelinton is disposable to instrumentality from a two-match suspension and Howe is delighted to invited backmost the Brazilian to the first-team fold.

"Joey's a monolithic portion of what we do," said Howe. "He's got that volition to triumph and that determination to combat for everything. Every escaped ball, each duel. He's determination from the opening of the crippled till the end.

"He's got that mentality that we request much of. He's the 1 mounting the standards so, erstwhile he's not playing, I deliberation we miss something, his unsocial qualities, and it'll beryllium large to person him backmost available."

Languishing 14th successful the Premier League table and six points down the apical half, Newcastle volition beryllium looking to extremity a four-game losing tally erstwhile they play big to sixth-placed Brighton, who person won 4 of their past 5 matches.