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8/3/2023 | 08:40pm
Newcastle United little question have loads to play for within the the rest of the marketing campaign with Champions League qualification nonetheless very a lot of their grasp, though the Magpies hierarchy are prone to be already plotting methods to strengthen this summer time, forward of one other top-four push subsequent season.
For all the need for rapid success, the current seize of 22-year-old, Anthony Gordon on a £45m deal from Everton seems to showcase that supervisor Eddie Howe can also be trying to make investments for the long run, with the Englishman eager to bolster his ranks with promising younger expertise.
Current stories have instructed that the Tynesiders might properly be about to proceed that development by snapping up one other thrilling gem, with The Mirror reporting on the finish of final month that the northeast facet are preserving tabs on Bristol Metropolis starlet, Alex Scott.
The report outlined that the 19-year-old playmaker is attracting curiosity from throughout the Premier League because of his standout shows within the second tier of late, with the St James’ Park outfit able to ‘enter the race’ to signal {the teenager} as he ‘suits the profile’ of the kind of participant that Howe and co are concentrating on.
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The up-and-coming star – who has been branded the ‘Guernsey Grealish‘ as a result of his likeness to the Manchester Metropolis man – was beforehand the topic of curiosity from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January, albeit with the Robins’ £25m asking worth seemingly placing paid to the transfer.
That collapse has opened the door for Newcastle to pounce this summer time, with the hope being that the teen can emulate the success of one other man to have traded Bristol for the northeast – Andy Cole.
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Having been plucked from Aston Gate on a £1.75m deal again in March 1993 – after starting his profession on the books at Arsenal – Cole went on to show an instantaneous hit throughout his comparatively transient stint on Tyneside.
The prolific Englishman set the tone for what was to observe after scoring on debut in a 4-0 win over Notts County, earlier than happening to bag 12 targets in complete within the tail finish of the 1992/93 marketing campaign to assist fireplace the membership again into the top-flight.
That step up was finally no drawback for the Nottingham-born hotshot as he rifled dwelling 41 targets in all competitions in his first – and solely – full season at St James’ Park, along with his haul of 34 Premier League targets nonetheless the joint-highest tally in a single marketing campaign within the competitors’s historical past – alongside Alan Shearer.
That high quality type – which noticed the ruthless marksman rating 9 league targets at the beginning of the 1994/95 season – subsequently led to Cole being snapped up by rivals Manchester United in January 1995, happening to win a plethora of main honours throughout his glittering stint at Previous Trafford.
Though younger Scott operates in a barely deeper function to that of the now-retired ace, the assumption will likely be that he can show simply as influential if a deal could be agreed within the coming months, with the England U20 worldwide already having proven his class within the Championship this season.
The highly-coveted asset has offered a good tally of 4 assists in his 34 league begins from his playmaking, midfield berth this season, whereas additionally showcasing his capability to place within the laborious yards defensively as he has averaged 2.2 tackles per recreation in that point.
It was the teenager’s show within the current FA Cup defeat at dwelling to Man Metropolis that really introduced himself to a wider viewers, nonetheless, having been branded a “high, high expertise” by his idol Jack Grealish because of his breathtaking efficiency.
Scott really ‘didn’t look misplaced‘ in opposition to Pep Guardiola’s heavyweight outfit – as per Bristol Reside’s Richard Forrester – having accomplished 5 of his six tried dribbles on the evening, whereas additionally recording 11 complete duels after exhibiting no indicators of nerves in opposition to such elite opposition.
That exceptional outing has showcased that, like Cole, the Bristol sensation ought to be capable of comfortably make the step as much as the highest tier if he’s to affix Howe’s facet within the close to future.