{"id":290251,"date":"2023-09-10T22:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290251"},"modified":"2023-09-10T22:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:34:04","slug":"gareth-southgate-hails-evan-ferguson-and-confirms-england-interest-in-newcastle-starlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/gareth-southgate-hails-evan-ferguson-and-confirms-england-interest-in-newcastle-starlet\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Southgate hails Evan Ferguson and confirms England interest in Newcastle starlet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evan Ferguson of Brighton &#038; Hove Albion celebrates after scoring against Newcastle<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Football email<\/h2>\n<p>Evan Ferguson has never given Gareth Southgate &#8220;any inkling&#8221; he would have been open to switch from Ireland, but the England manager did admit their interest in Elliot Anderson, who has just pulled out of the Scotland squad.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate similarly revealed that the Football Association had pursued whether Erling Haaland would play.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson&#8217;s sensational form for Brighton, including a hat-trick against Newcastle this month, has naturally seen renewed discussion over whether he could change nationalities, since he does have an English mother, something that is now actually impossible due to the fact he has played sufficient games for Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate, speaking after England\u2019s draw with Ukraine in Poland, which leaves the Three Lions with issues to fix to triumph at Euro 2024, stated that was his understanding, while adding that the 18-year-old has always made it &#8220;very clear&#8221; he wants to play for Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s played too many games at senior level, I think he\u2019s got eight caps now,&#8221; Southgate said. &#8220;I\u2019m not exactly sure on whether he definitely can\u2019t, but I think he\u2019s made it very clear he feels he was born in Ireland and he\u2019s represented them and I would 100 per cent [support that].<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/09\/19\/SEI170869153.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/09\/20\/ef7402f34326f1a1dc987f10612b5b76Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MzczMzc5-2.73667020.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/bfa723956cb19ad64e391ea2b6d88c23Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0Mjg3NTcy-2.73650384.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s a bloody good player. We have to respect him, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s given any inkling that would be any different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the FA did at least consider the possibility of persuading Ferguson to commit to the Three Lions, as is done with every promising player of eligibility, including Manchester City and Norway superstar Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, we were looking at Haaland and wishing that he might have been available as well,\u201d Southgate added. \u201cBut we\u2019ve got a pretty good number nine and we\u2019re very happy with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Southgate did confirm that Anderson is a possibility. The Newcastle United youngster has played for underage teams of both England and Scotland, but has now pulled out of the latter&#8217;s senior squad due to injury, having been called up by Steve Clarke in August.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Prime.svg\" width=\"129\" height=\"56\"><\/p>\n<p>Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>Sign up now for a 30-day free trial<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Prime.svg\" width=\"129\" height=\"56\"><\/p>\n<p>Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>Sign up now for a 30-day free trial<\/p>\n<p>The two countries actually play in a 150th anniversary friendly on Tuesday, and there could have been the curious situation that Anderson might have received a first international cap for Scotland against England, only to switch to his first-ever international opponents. Southgate admitted the 20-year-old&#8217;s international future is open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t know,\u201d Southgate said. \u201cWe liked him and we do like him. We think he\u2019s a player that\u2019s doing really well.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/10\/13\/1670195408-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/10\/09\/009381427c529c9778f4ea91235631dcY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0NDE4MzA0-2.73643834.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/09\/22\/a443a808ecea8b316d60dc2801b725f8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MzcxODUw-2.73650681.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, he was called into their squad earlier in the week and I don\u2019t know what the position is at the moment. I saw he\u2019s pulled out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see, that\u2019s something that [FA Technical Director] John [McDermott] and others at our organisation will be picking up. He\u2019s definitely a player we like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/england-evan-ferguson-gareth-southgate-elliot-anderson-b2408747.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evan Ferguson of Brighton &#038; Hove Albion celebrates after scoring against Newcastle Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Evan Ferguson has never given Gareth Southgate &#8220;any inkling&#8221; he would&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gareth Southgate hails Evan Ferguson and confirms England interest in Newcastle starlet - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/gareth-southgate-hails-evan-ferguson-and-confirms-england-interest-in-newcastle-starlet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gareth Southgate hails Evan Ferguson and confirms England interest in Newcastle starlet - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Evan Ferguson of Brighton &#038; 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