Newcastle missed out on Harrison Ashby

Newcastle United reportedly failed with a late swoop for West Ham United defender Harrison Ashby, with supervisor Eddie Howe having been eager to bolster his defensive ranks.

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Reports on deadline day had revealed that the Magpies had made a transfer to signal the 20-year-old full-back, having been left quick on the correct facet of the defence following the ACL harm to Sweden worldwide Emil Krafth.

The Athletic has now revealed that the deal ‘broke down’ because the Hammers had been ‘reluctant’ to half methods with the Scotland U21 worldwide, regardless of the teen having only a yr left on his current deal on the London Stadium.

The report means that despite the fact that the Milton Keynes-born starlet is behind each Vladimir Coufal and Ben Johnson within the pecking order in east London, a hamstring harm to the latter man ensured that David Moyes was not prepared to depart himself quick.

It may value Howe

That incapacity to get a deal over the road may nicely come again to chew Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, with the 44-year-old at present left with Javier Manquillo as the one various to Kieran Trippier at right-back.

Though an skilled asset, the 28-year-old has appeared surplus to necessities underneath the previous Bournemouth head coach in latest instances, making simply 13 appearances for the northeast facet because the Englishman was appointed again in November.

These outings had seemingly solely come about because of a prolonged injury absence to January arrival, Trippier, final time period, with it little doubt set to be of actual concern ought to the England worldwide be struck down once more any time quickly, such is the dearth of high quality cowl.

Will Newcastle remorse lacking out on Ashby?

Though Ashby is a largely unknown amount at senior degree – having made simply six first-team appearances for his present facet – he has already caught the attention in his embryonic profession so far, having been dubbed “fearless” by West Ham podcaster, Sam Delaney.

His only outing so far this time period got here within the Europa Convention League, first leg playoff tie in opposition to Viborg FF, with the highly-rated prospect catching the attention in that 3-1 triumph, recording three interceptions, two clearances and one sort out from his 90-minute show – together with his match score of seven.1 the fourth highest in Moyes’ beginning XI on the day, as per SofaScore.

A participant who may nicely explode within the years to return, the Tynesiders will now have to attend till January, or subsequent summer season, if they’re to signal the £270k-rated sensation, albeit that might nicely come too late if an harm does befall the aforementioned Trippier.