Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has said that seeing Elliot Anderson thrive at Nottingham Forest is painful for him. This comes after the club had to sell the midfielder for just £35m to satisfy Profit and Sustainability Rules, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, it was definitely the most reluctant transfer he has ever been part of, but the club was left with no choice in the end.
Wishing Anderson a successful career ahead, Howe reiterated that the England international is clearly an outstanding footballer.
His words, “It was something we regretted when we were doing it. We knew that would be a very, very painful transfer, one that we had to do. We had no choice, but it was probably the most reluctant transfer I’ll ever do, because we knew the quality of the player. We’d seen him close up for a number of years training with us.
He was beginning to break into the team and he was being for me, the back end of that season, really effective in a number of different positions. It really hurts to see him do that against us today, he’s going to go and have a fantastic career, wherever he goes, wherever his career takes him. He’s a great lad as well, so it’s painful for us to take but he’s an outstanding player.”
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