Speaking on Friday, Howe said: “Ryan’s training with the Under-21s. I made the decision to concentrate on players that are committed to Newcastle. For the benefit of the group, I’ve made that call.”
The Scotland international hasn’t made an appearance for United since a cameo against Everton in October and his future at the club looks like coming to an end this summer, three years after he joined the club on a free transfer from Bournemouth.
But Fraser has not been the only Newcastle United player to be ‘frozen out’ of first-team matters.
Whether that’s in the form of training with the Under-21’s or simply being left out of their Premier League squad, here, we take a look at some of the other Magpies players that this has happened to over recent years.
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But Fraser has not been the only Newcastle United player to be ‘frozen out’ of first-team matters.
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Here, we take we take a look at which Newcastle United players have been 'frozen out' of first-team matters in recent seasons. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Photo: George Wood
5. Henri Saivet
Saivet spent five years contracted to Newcastle United, but played just eight times for the first-team during that period. The Frenchman was left out of Steve Bruce’s 25-man Premier League squad back in 2019. Photo: Catherine Ivill
6. Ryan Fraser
Fraser has become the latest player to be ‘frozen out’ at Newcastle. His career at St James’ Park just hasn’t hit the heights many had hoped when he joined from the Vitality Stadium. Photo: Ian MacNicol
7. Christian Atsu
Atsu was told by Steve Bruce in 2020 that he would not be named in his Premier League squad. Photo: Marc Atkins
8. Ciaran Clark
Although Clark wasn’t ‘frozen out’ of the group like many on this list, he was left out of Howe’s 25-man Premier League squad last January. Speaking about joining Sheffield United earlier this season, the Republic of Ireland international said: "Just to be involved and around a squad is massive for me. I spent six months not involved last season. I was just training. It's not a great feeling to be honest but this is a new challenge and a fresh start and one I'm looking forward to." Photo: Stu Forster