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Kieran Trippier ‘wants to leave’ Newcastle United as he revealed transfer interest with EPL Clubs

Newcastle United ace Kieran Trippier could leave the club in the coming days.

Former Newcastle United captain Kieran Trippier has rocked the North East after it has transpired that the 33 year old wants to depart St. James’ Park in the ongoing summer transfer window.

Trippier was named on the bench for Newcastle’s opening game of the 2024/25 Premier League season, when they overcame a man deficit to defeat newly promoted Southampton by a score of 1-0. Not only was he bench, he was also not amongst the substitutes who joined the fray during the match.

Several clubs have been linked with a move for the player – the most prevalent is Everton, who are currently scouring the transfer market for a new right back. It is unclear how much Newcastle will demand for his signature – he is under contract with the Mags until the summer of 2026, meaning they have no pressure to sell him.

When asked about Trippier in a recent press conference, Everton head coach Sean Dyche said in a press conference: “He’s one of many names that has come up here. As if by magic, his name comes up when we don’t have a right back available.”

Trippier joined Newcastle in January of 2022 from Atletico Madrid. Since then, the Bury born defender has made 72 Premier League appearances for the Toon, scoring four goals along the way.

Outside of Newcastle and Madrid, Trippier has also played for Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Barnsley over the course of his professional career. He progressed through Manchester City’s youth academy as a youngster, but never made a senior team appearance for the Sky Blues.

Furthermore, Trippier has also become a mainstay of the England national team ever since he made his international debut for the Three Lions back in 2017. Overall, he has 54 caps to his name and has scored a single goal on the international stage.

The 33-year-old is reportedly set to leave Newcastle United before the end of the summer window, with Everton interested in a loan move for him. Trippier has worked with Sean Dyche before whilst at Burnley together and, as the Toffees boss revealed on the High Performance Podcast, the pair still maintain a good relationship to this day.

“Kieran Trippier, he FaceTimed me off the pitch when they won La Liga. I mean, that is awesome, and I’m just like, “Tripps, what on earth?’” Dyche said.

“That means so much to me because he knows that I had a reaction with him and him with me, where it rubbed off on him. Things like that mean as much to me as all sorts of different things that happen in my career.