{"id":290266,"date":"2023-09-11T04:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T04:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290266"},"modified":"2023-09-11T04:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T04:20:05","slug":"england-looking-to-snatch-newcastle-star-elliot-anderson-away-from-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/england-looking-to-snatch-newcastle-star-elliot-anderson-away-from-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"England looking to snatch Newcastle star Elliot Anderson away from Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"
Elliot Anderson remains on the England radar after he pulled out of Steve Clarke\u2019s Scotland squad this week. The Whitley Bay-born 20-year-old qualifies for Scotland through his father\u2019s mother, who was born in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
The Newcastle midfielder has played for Scotland at all the age-group levels from under-16 up. However, he has withdrawn from a number of recent Scotland under-21 squads to keep his options open having represented England under-21 in an unofficial friendly against the Arsenal under-23 side in March 2022.<\/p>\n
This month, though, Clarke gave him his first call-up to the senior squad and though Anderson accepted his place, he subsequently withdrew with a hamstring injury. It leaves Southgate eager to find out what the situation is going forward with the FA technical director John McDermott hot on the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe liked him and we do like him,\u201d Southgate said. \u201cHe\u2019s a player that\u2019s doing really well. Obviously, he was called into their squad earlier in the week and I don\u2019t know what the position is at the moment.<\/p>\n
DON’T MISS… <\/strong> Three England stars let Southgate down as Ukraine draw brings end to winning run<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI saw he\u2019s pulled out. Let\u2019s see – that\u2019s something that John and others at our organisation will be picking up. He\u2019s definitely a player we like.\u201d<\/p>\n Southgate played down suggestions that Ireland\u2019s Evan Ferguson is also still on the radar. \u201cI think he\u2019s played too many games at senior level,\u201d he said of Brighton\u2019s Irish international striker who was born in Bettystown but has an English mother.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got eight caps now. 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 back that. He\u2019s a bloody good player.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to respect him, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s given any inkling that would be any different. At the same time, we were looking at Yorksire-born Erling Haaland and wishing that he might have been available as well. But we\u2019ve got a pretty good number nine [Harry Kane] and we\u2019re very happy with him.\u201d<\/p>\n