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Newcastle United: With the club’s head of recruitment, Dan Ashworth, being courted by Manchester United, it’s no surprise the subject was high on the agenda at Eddie Howe’s press conference ahead of his side’s game against Bournemouth at St James’ Park tomorrow.
“It’s been in the news a lot and usually that means something is going to happen but we’ve had no contact,” said Howe. “It’s an unusual situation, usually there is transfer speculation on players. This is different. Whatever happens, we want a quick resolution.