A number of Under-23 players trained with Howe’s squad this week ahead of tomorrow’s home game against Brighton and Hove Albion.
One of them was Santiago Munoz, who joined on an 18-month loan from Mexican club Santos Laguna last summer.
Asked if he envisaged Munoz playing a first-team role before the end of his loan, head coach Howe said: “I’ve seen minimal match action of him. The reason for that is, with Covid, we haven’t mixed the groups too much,
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"Certainly, with restrictions seeming to be relaxed, it’s something we can encourage more. I want to see more of the Under-18s, Under-23s with us, giving people the opportunity to step up. I wouldn’t attach too many promises to that, because we’re in a relegation fight, and I need Premier League players in this fight, but it’s certainly something I want to try and push.”
