Eddie Howe explains how he plans to prepare exciting teenager Trevan Sanusi for the Premier League

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Eddie Howe has been talking about Trevan Sanusi.

The exciting 17 year old winger the only Newcastle United player to feature in all six of NUFC’s pre-season friendlies.

Trevan Sanusi playing the second-half of both St James’ Park friendlies this past weekend.

The teenager especially impressive on Friday night against Girona.

What does the future hold for Trevan Sanusi?

Eddie Howe explaining what he has in mind.

Eddie Howe on the exciting potential of Trevan Sanusi:

“I think he has got bits to learn of course, for someone his age (17).

“Tactically, Trevan Sanusi has got things to improve.

“We have got to build him up physically to protect him, to make sure he is robust enough to deal with the rigours of the Premier League.

“I think it is too early to loan him out.

“The biggest thing we have to do is to develop his talent and to keep improving his game, also develop him psychically.

“But he has left a positive impression on us and I’m really pleased with him.”

Eddie Howe on Will Osula:

“I loved the ‘goal’.

“The pace, the run, the finish, he didn’t know he was offside and I’m still not sure he was.

“He hadn’t trained a great deal because he’d had concussion, so there was some rustiness.

“You can see why we brought him to the club.”

Eddie Howe on more potential transfers with less than three weeks of the window remaining:

“Difficult to say exactly what is going to happen.

“These things aren’t exactly in my hands and I’m not really dealing with them, now we have other people in place to take control of those situations, allowing me to focus on coaching the team.

“They have to make sense.

“Whether that’s a positional need, or something becomes available in the market that we really like.

“Of course, you are looking to strengthen the group and improve the first team.”

Eddie Howe on Jamal Lewis:

“While he’s still here we will treat him with the respect he definitely deserves from how he’s conducted himself.

“He’s had a good pre-season but there is a chance he could end up leaving.

“We will work with him to find the solution he wants for his career.”

Eddie Howe reflecting on Newcastle 1 Brest 0:

“A really tough game.

“We weren’t quite at full speed.

“A lot of the players needed the game because they haven’t had the minutes.

“We looked a bit rusty and slightly off, technically and tactically.”

Final scoreline:

Newcastle 1 Brest 0

Attendance: 33,760

Newcastle United team v Brest:

Dubravka (Vlachodimos 46), Trippier (Ashby 69), Schar (Stanton 83), Kelly, Lewis, Bruno, Willock (Munda 88), Harrison (Sanusi), Almiron, Barnes, Osula (Hernes 69)

Unused Subs:

Gillespie, Heffernan, Emerson, Shahar

(Watch the Newcastle 1 Brest 0 official match highlights HERE)

(Read the Newcastle 1 Brest 0 match report HERE)

Newcastle United schedule to end of October 2024:

Saturday 20 July 2024 – Newcastle 3 SpVgg Unterhaching 1

Saturday 27 July 2024 – Hull 0 Newcastle 2

Wednesday 31 July 2024 – Urawa Red Diamonds 1 Newcastle 4

Saturday 3 August 2024 – Yokohama F Marinos 2 Newcastle 0

Friday 9 August 2024 – Newcastle 4 Girona 0

Saturday 10 August 2024 – Newcastle 1 Brest 0

Wednesday 14 August 2024 – The Carabao Cup second round draw will be made around 10pm.