Newcastle United must be distraught that they had to sell Elliot Anderson because…’ Shaun Wright-Phillips | OneFootball

Shaun Wright-Phillips has been talking about Elliot Anderson and Newcastle United.

The former Man City and England player declaring that United must be “distraught” that they had to sell him.

Shaun Wright-Phillips had been asked; “Is Elliot Anderson the most improved English player over the last 18 months?”

Of course, the sale of Anderson wasn’t of Eddie Howe’s or Newcastle United’s choosing.

Instead, they found themselves in the position of needing to improve their PSR position by £50m+ by the end of June 2024, or risk breaking their allowed financial limits.

So in the end it was the £35m agreed from Forest for Elliot Anderson, plus the £33m Brighton agreed to pay for Yankuba Minteh, that allowed Newcastle United to get back on the right side of PSR, as that latest three year period of allowed losses was concluded.

Shaun Wright-Phillips asked by Best Betting Sites; “Is Elliot Anderson the most improved English player over the last 18 months?”

“When he left Newcastle for Nottingham Forest, I watched his first game, I thought, ‘Who the **** is this?!’ I thought he was an unbelievable player even back then.

“He was playing further forward then and now he has more strings to his bow. He can play deep, he can play as a No. 8. He’s always been this good, really, but I think he can get even better from here.

“He is fantastic, and Newcastle United must be distraught that they had to sell Elliot Anderson because of PSR. I think he’s one of the best examples on why that rule might be looked at again.

“On the flipside, though. That rule means he is getting games when he might have struggled behind Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton, and the same could be said for Cole Palmer moving to Chelsea from Manchester City.”

It isn’t the first time that Shaun Wright-Phillips has talked about Newcastle United selling Elliott Anderson, back in December 2024 he had this to say:

‘Elliot Anderson at Nottingham Forest is the one player that I’m really excited to watch over the coming years.

I watched him, Gibbs-White was suspended, he played in the game, and he was unbelievable.

I couldn’t believe Newcastle let him go. Of course, they most probably had to, but I mean, he is one player that you should try to keep your hands on and fight for. I think he’s going to be such a special player.

When I watched the game at the weekend against Villa, Anderson looks like he just enjoys going past people or trying to force the issue. I think in today’s football, we’re missing players like him.