Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has hinted that Ryan Fraser is still very much in his mind despite the winger being linked with Southampton and Brentford for a January exit. Fraser was instrumental during Howe's early days in charge at Newcastle but the winger has not been involved in a Premier League game since October. Fraser did put in a decent showing during the 5-0 win over Al-Hilal but has not entered the pitch since.
Fraser, like team-mates Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis and Jacob Murphy, has been told to battle for his place. Howe insisted Fraser was still around and said this weekend: "He’s training very well. Ryan’s working hard. "We have competition for places.
"We don’t have a deep squad in terms of numbers but I think the quality we have is very high."
