Alexander Isak will be on the plane for Newcastle United's flight to the South Coast for the Saturday night clash against AFC Bournemouth.
The Sweden international was sidelined due to a concussion injury after being knocked down by a James Ward-Prowse thunderbolt in the Carabao Cup semi-finals against Southampton last month. But he is now pushing for a start against the Cherries.
Howe has not been able to give Isak a run in his team since the £63million move from Real Sociedad, but said today: "He will be in the squad. "He's fully recovered with no problems.
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"Initially, he got hit on the head and he didn't feel too bad but we had to follow protocols. "He's been good this week."
But the game comes too soon for left-back Matt Targett who is getting nearer to selection, Howe reflected: "He's close to training. "He's worked hard on his rehabilitation with the physios and he's getting close to returning to the group."
The Magpies go into Bournemouth on the back of a stalemate against West Ham and remain unbeaten since that August night away to Liverpool. Howe said: "We were disappointed not to win against West Ham so there was that feeling that we needed to do better in certain aspects. "We've tried to refine that and put it right to find the missing ingredient to try to get us winning games again."
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