Anthony Gordon was training as a number 8 towards the end of the season with Eddie Howe as the Newcastle United head coach looks to add another feather to his hat.
The £40million man featured for the most part of his time at Newcastle in 2023 as a winger but Howe knows that with a long season ahead, Gordon could be needed in midfield. The idea is to give Gordon the chance to show he can do it as a box-to-box midfielder.
Howe is in the market for another central midfielder but with Newcastle set to rotate and with Champions League games to come on top of the Premier League plus the domestic cups, it could see a change in role in some matches for the Scouser. Gordon will soon be in action in the European Championships with England at Under-21 level and it remains to be seen where coach Lee Carsley uses the youngster.
