Elliot Anderson says one Newcastle player really helped him become the player he is today

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Elliot Anderson may well end up being at the centre of the biggest transfer story of the summer.

The Nottingham Forest midfielder is attracting interest from both Manchester United and Manchester City, and a pricetag of £100m has been placed on his head.

Just a few years ago, Anderson was struggling to make his mark at Newcastle United, and he was a casualty of the club’s difficult PSR position a few summers ago.

Newcastle had to, reluctantly, sell Anderson, but the midfielder still has great memories from his time on Tyneside.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Anderson actually noted just how important his development at Newcastle was, crediting one of his former teammates for the help he gave him as a youngster.

Elliot Anderson credits Paul Dummett for his development

Paul Dummett won’t go down in history as one of Newcastle’s greatest ever footballers.

However, he was a great dressing room figure and a cult hero in his own right, and according to Anderson, he was also a fantastic mentor.

Indeed, the midfielder says that Dummett played a big part in making him the player he is today, claiming that he took him under his wing and helped him a lot.

“There’s been loads really at Newcastle there’s been a lot of senior lads who put their arm around me Paul Dummett really took me under his wing and helped me. So, yeah, there’s been a lot of great people over the over the times who have helped me be where I am.

Eddie Howe’s comments on selling Elliot Anderson

Anderson is a boyhood Newcastle fan who came through the academy, so, the question is, why isn’t he a star for the Magpies?

The answer is simple, financial regulations.

Newcastle had to sell Anderson a few years ago to ensure their books were balanced, and speaking in his press conference last week, Eddie Howe noted just how much he regretted this deal.

“It was something we regretted when we were doing it, and we knew that that would be a very, very painful transfer, one that we had to do, we had no choice.

“It was probably the most reluctant transfer I’ll ever do because you knew the quality, we knew the quality of the player, we’d seen him close up for a number of years training with us. He was beginning to break into the team at the back end of that season.

“He was being really effective in a number of different positions. It really hurts to see him do that against us today. He’s going to go and have a fantastic career wherever he goes, wherever his career takes him. He’s a great lad as well, so it’s painful for us to take, but he’s an outstanding player.”

Anderson may well go on to become a superstar elsewhere, but, sadly, he never quite reached his potential for his boyhood club.