Manager refuses to rule out N’Zogbia staying
CHARLES N'ZOGBIA has been
told he could still have a future
at Newcastle United, after the
young Frenchman forced his
way back into Kevin Keegan's
squad.
N'Zogbia has his sights set on
a move to London during the
close-season and his situation
has led to him being excluded
from the Magpies squad for two
months.
He returned to the fold for last
weekend's defeat to Chelsea,
when he emerged as a secondhalf
substitute, and Keegan
claimed that was just rewards
for the player's approach.
And with Joey Barton unavailable
this afternoon as bail
conditions stipulate he can't
play on Merseyside, there is
every chance N'Zogbia will be
asked to figure for the second
week in a row.
The former Le Havre winger
is, however, still likely to depart
this summer, with both Arsenal
and Tottenham interested in
taking him south.
"Charles has shown the desired
reaction following our chat
a few weeks ago, even though he
had to wait to come in," said Keegan.
"It's well documented and
it's on record, so I'm not saying
anything you don't know but he
wanted to move just as I came in.
"I came in with eight days left
of the transfer window, I told
him what I thought was common
sense, which was looking at the
limited chances I had of getting
anyone in that I wasn't going to
let you go now.
"But I did say that if he felt the
same way at the end of the season
he could go but on our
terms."
N'Zogbia played almost every
game before Keegan's arrival in
mid-January, but he has since
been banished to the sidelines
while Newcastle fought a battle
against relegation.
Keegan, however, has been impressed,
saying: "To be fair to
Charles, he has trained fantastically
well and he has had to wait
for his opportunity to get back
into the team. There's no way I
was going to put players in when
the players who were in possession
were doing so well.
"It's a different thing now
with Everton because there's no
Mark Viduka or Joey Barton so
there are opportunities. I will
take one or two young players
with us but whether they get on
we'll wait and see."
9:11am Saturday 10th May 2008
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