Eddie Howe confident ‘integral player’ Anthony Gordon will stay at Newcastle

Eddie Howe is confident that Anthony Gordon will stay at Newcastle and emphasised that, despite interest from Liverpool, the England winger remained an “integral” part of the club’s plans.

Although Howe’s future as mana­ger is slightly opaque amid ­interest from England and a ­restructuring of Newcastle’s hierarchy, the 46‑year‑old is ­finalising ­preparations to take his squad to Japan this ­weekend.

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It will be intriguing to see how Newcastle’s Saudi Arabian ownership reacts to Howe’s very publicly stated concerns about the new sporting director, Paul Mitchell, and performance director, James Bunce, potentially …