Elliot Anderson: England and Scotland battle for Newcastle midfielder; Steve Clarke: 'He's got a choice to make'
Scotland and England in battle for Newcastle's Elliot Anderson; England boss Gareth Southgate: «We liked him and we do like him. We think he's a player that's doing really well»; Scotland boss Steve Clarke: «We like the player as well so Elliot will still have that choice to make»
Monday 11 September 2023 18:51, UK
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Scotland manager Steve Clarke confirmed his continued interest in capping Elliot Anderson and refused to rule out a move for Harvey Barnes after Tuesday's friendly against England.
Whitley Bay-born Anderson has played for Scotland at youth level but is still eligible to play for England.
The 20-year-old spent two days with Scotland last week before withdrawing from the squad and England manager Gareth Southgate has since expressed admiration for the Newcastle midfielder and stated his backroom team would be taking the situation up.
Southgate said: «We liked him and we do like him. We think he's a player that's doing really well.
»Obviously, he was called into their [Scotland] squad earlier in the week and I don't know what the position is at the moment. I saw he's pulled out.
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«Let's see, that's something that [FA technical director] John (McDermott) and others at our organisation will be picking up. He's definitely a player we like.»
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Scotland's friendly against England, Clarke responded: «We like the player as well so Elliot will still have that choice to make.
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