Garang Kuol set for more loan time in Europe after making Newcastle debut in Melbourne

Australian young gun Garang Kuol is set for more time on loan in Europe next season despite making his run on debut for Newcastle at the MCG and scoring in the penalty shootout.

After spending his first 16 months with Newcastle on loan at Hearts in Scotland and Volendam in the Netherlands, 19-year-old Kuol, from Shepparton, fittingly made his first appearance for the Magpies in front of his home crowd.

Magpies coach Eddie Howe viewed it as an opportunity for the teenager to “showcase his talents” but also said Kuol needed more game time in his next stint away from Newcastle before being a chance to make an impact in the EPL.

“It’s always very difficult to say for certain what’s gonna happen with a player at this stage because there’s a long way to go before the season starts,” Howe said.

“But possibly another loan spell for him I think will be important.

“He’s had a couple of loan spells now but I think he needs the next one to be a successful one.

“I think he needs the next one to be successful and we need him to play more game time and hopefully that’ll happen.”

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Since moving to Europe, Kuol has only managed a total of 23 senior appearances for various teams and an average of 38 minutes per game.

That included just 32 minutes coming in the 2024 calendar season after Volendam sacked their coach following board instability in December, Kuol left to watch from the sidelines as the club tumbled to relegation.

It leaves him desperately in need of match minutes to continue his development, with the youngster currently well out of the Newcastle first-team picture.

Kuol came in to the game at the MCG in the