Overview

• Eddie Howe said he would love to see Elliot Anderson return one day and called the 2024 departure of the academy graduate a regret.
• Newcastle sold Anderson to Nottingham Forest for £35m to avert potential PSR sanctions, with Howe saying the club faced the prospect of a points deduction.
• Howe outlined that a linked £20m move for goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos meant Newcastle effectively received about £15m for Anderson.
• Since leaving, Anderson has become a Forest regular, helped secure Europa League qualification, and earned senior England recognition under Thomas Tuchel.
• Howe criticized a system that encourages clubs to treat homegrown players as profit generators, saying it runs counter to player development.