{"id":9218,"date":"2022-02-11T18:03:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T23:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/11\/newcastle-boss-howe-speaks-out-over-allan-saint-maximin-exit-links\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T18:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T23:03:01","slug":"newcastle-boss-howe-speaks-out-over-allan-saint-maximin-exit-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/11\/newcastle-boss-howe-speaks-out-over-allan-saint-maximin-exit-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle boss Howe speaks out over Allan Saint-Maximin exit links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has, on Friday, spoken out over the future of star attacker Allan Saint-Maximin.<\/p>\n<p>Wide-man ASM was of course at his scintillating best during the week, playing a central role in Newcastle downing Everton by three goals to one, to climb out of the Premier League\u2019s relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Such form, however, has often evaded the Frenchman of late, with mounting questions surrounding his on-pitch commitment having even culminated in suggestions that Saint-Maximin could be on the move in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>If the aforementioned latest comments on the part of Eddie Howe are anything to go by, though, then those of a Magpies persuasion hopeful of watching the 24-year-old showcase his talents at St. James\u2019 Park for years to come need not fret.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the club\u2019s boss, during his pre-Aston Villa press conference, having today assured that ASM remains central to his plans moving forward:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s absolutely no intention from my side to lose Maxi,\u201d Howe explained to the media.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve seen no indication from the player that his head\u2019s anywhere other than Newcastle, and making sure he\u2019s committed to us in this position and trying to elevate the team out of the difficulties we\u2019re in.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1640239\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1640239\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1640239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"Newcastle boss Howe speaks out over Allan Saint-Maximin exit links\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-2048x1231.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235547801-910x547.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1640239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WATFORD, ENGLAND \u2013 SEPTEMBER 25: Allan Saint-Maximin an Jeremy Ngakia during the Premier League match between Watford and Newcastle United at Vicarage Road on September 25, 2021 in Watford, England. (Photo by Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI see a player that loves playing at St James\u2019 Park in front of the supporters, and is idolised by them. That relationship is key to Maxi, and I think it\u2019s really important we help improve him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s always been my way with every player. My main focus every day is trying to find an edge to make his game better, and I think if he does, he\u2019ll enjoy a great career, hopefully here, for many, many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26ab\ufe0f\u26aa\ufe0f Eddie Howe adamant that Allan Saint-Maximin will be going nowhere \u2013 and that he can achieve everything he wants to with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFC<\/a>\u2026.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UmblaewSuO\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/UmblaewSuO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Wilson (@Scottwilsonecho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scottwilsonecho\/status\/1492152237279297542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Botman to Milan?<\/h2>\n<p>Howe\u2019s comments regarding Saint-Maximin of course come just weeks on from the Frenchman seeing no fewer than five new teammates arrive on Tyneside over the course of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a concerted push to add fresh quality to the club\u2019s relegation-battling squad, Newcastle\u2019s new Saudi owners sanctioned deals for all of Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Bruno Guimaraes, Matt Targett and Dan Burn.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0 a similar recruitment drive is expected to take place in the summer at St. James\u2019 Park, too.<\/p>\n<p>One key target who could well be set to slip through the fingers of the Magpies brass, however, comes in the form of LOSC Lille defender Sven Botman.<\/p>\n<p>Stopper Botman was of course hotly tipped to link up with Newcastle throughout the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Just days on from the market slamming shut, though, it has been revealed that the 22-year-old\u2019s representatives have opened discussions with Italian giants AC Milan, over the possibility of a summer San Siro switch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meeting ongoing between the agents of Sven Botman and AC Milan board in Milano. He\u2019s AC Milan priority as they will sign a new centre back in June. ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACMilan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACMilan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle wanted to offer \u20ac50m three days before Deadline Day \u2013 but Lille considered Botman \u2018untouchable\u2019 in Jan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1491789318385397764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/newcastle-united-vs-aston-villa-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">Newcastle United vs Aston Villa betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/newcastle-dealt-potential-defensive-blow-ahead-of-aston-villa\/\">Newcastle dealt potential defensive blow ahead of Aston Villa<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has, on Friday, spoken out over the future of star attacker Allan Saint-Maximin. Wide-man ASM was of course at his scintillating best during the week, playing a central role in Newcastle downing Everton by three goals to one, to climb out of the Premier League\u2019s relegation zone. Such form, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-9218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}