Newcastle defender Trippier keen to leave club

Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier wants to time off nan nine this period successful hunt of first-team football.

The 33-year-old England world was an unused substitute successful nan Magpies' 1-0 triumph against Southampton connected Saturday.

Trippier, who joined nan nine from Atletico Madrid successful 2022, is down erstwhile Saints full-back Tino Livramento successful nan pecking bid for nan right-back position.

Newcastle blocked Trippier from leaving nan nine successful January pursuing liking from Bayern Munich and Saudi Arabia.

Trippier has been linked pinch a move to Everton to reunite pinch Sean Dyche, who managed him for 3 years astatine Burnley.

Asked astir nan links successful a news convention connected Thursday, Dyche said: "He’s 1 of galore names that has travel up here.

"As if by magic, his sanction comes up erstwhile we don’t person a right-back available".

Everton will beryllium without full-back Ashley Young for this weekend's travel to Tottenham pursuing his sending disconnected successful their weekend conclusion by Brighton.

Trippier, who has 54 world caps, started England's first six matches astatine Euro 2024 but was dropped for nan last successful favour of Luke Shaw.

The erstwhile Tottenham subordinate has 2 years to tally connected his statement successful nan north-east.