Former Newcastle defender John Anderson believes some of the four summer signings made last year could be moved on when the next transfer window opens.
Yoane Wissa, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Ramsey and Anthony Elanga all joined Newcastle last summer, and have all yet to break into the first-team with regular game time.
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So which of the new players will come good next season and who will be looking for another club?
“It’s going to be an interesting summer,” said Anderson. “Wissa possibly. I don’t think he will get rid of Elanga or Ramsey.
“Ramsey is unfortunate because Howe is always going to go with Joelinton, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes in the middle of the park,” said Anderson. “Wissa we basically haven’t seen because of the injuries he picked up.
“Woltemade had a great start to his time here, scored lots of goals, but then got moved from pillar-to-post being asked to play in midfield and upfront.
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“They couldn’t find a position for him, or find where they were going to play him regularly.
“I think you can see in Woltemade’s body language that he’s not happy because he’s not in the regular side.
“I would think he is like the most likely.”
Meanwhile, in a recent interview Eddie Howe said “the best is yet to come” from Elanga, who signed from Nottingham Forest as one of their key players.
“It hasn’t really happened for him,” added Anderson. “His strength is his pace – there’s no doubt about it. He’s exceptionally quick.
“He’s come here and – I’m not making excuses for him – they weren’t able to get into him on the training ground what they expect and like him to do.
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“Howe says he expects to see the best of him next season so we all keep our fingers crossed that’s going to be the case.”
Do you agree with Anderson? Which of the four players do you expect to see more of next season? And who, if any, do you think will be moved on this summer?
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