Eddie Howe admits he spoke at length with Anthony Gordon before his return to Everton - with the player insisting he was ready to to face the hostile Goodison Park crowd just three months after his ugly exit.
Gordon left his boyhood club under a cloud back in January, refusing to train as he pushed through a move to Newcastle in the final days of the winter window. The 22-year-old was chased out of the stadium when driving home from the 2-1 defeat to Southampton as angry supporters hurled abuse towards him.
As expected, Gordon received a hostile reception on his Merseyside return this week, being booed before, during and after the 4-1 win for Newcastle. Howe admits he spoke at length with the player before the Premier League game and is now confident the £40m man can put all his focus into impressing at his new club.
