"I don't know [if he will come back] but certainly from my perspective I would love him to. I'm very respectful of the fact he is at another football club and I would never normally talk about a player in that way, so, I won't change that stance but yeah it is very regretful. A player from the academy who had given so much, and the club had given so much to, all those years here"
"and how people tried to develop those talents, for him not to be utilised here is a real shame. It [his sale] didn't sit right with me then, doesn't sit right with me today that we, as a football club, were forced to make a decision that we didn't want to make. And a player that had given everything to rise through the ranks here to try to play for Newcastle, that was ended by financial restrictions."
Elliot Anderson left Newcastle at age 22 because of financial reasons and was sold for around £35 million to balance the books. Eddie Howe said he would love Anderson to return and described the sale as regretful, noting that academy investment and player development were undermined by financial constraints. Anderson has performed outstandingly since leaving, is highly rated in the Premier League, and has been described as a very good player by Thomas Tuchel. Multiple top clubs have been linked with Anderson and he is expected to move to a big club in the future.
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