Eddie Howe is hopeful that January signing Kieran Trippier will soon be back in action for Newcastle United.
The former Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur star has been sidelined since February with a metatarsal fracture but Trippier soon ditched a protective boot and is now back in the grass and edging closer to training alongside the first-team group. Trippier has been a constant presence in the locker room during his stint out of the team.
Howe was enthusiastic about Trippier's chances of playing again this season when asked at his press conference ahead of the Leicester game. And while he would not confirm whether he would make the Norwich game or earlier fixtures, a date original mooted for Trippier, Howe said: "Personally they (Trippier and Callum Wilson) are feeling OK because they are both in a good place and improving. "They are in line with what we expected.
