Eddie Howe has admitted he was “very reluctant” to see Lloyd Kelly leave Newcastle United on transfer deadline day and said that it “wasn’t necessarily” his decision.

Newcastle coach Eddie Howe has explained that his team were ‘very reluctant’ to let Lloyd Kelly leave for Juventus in the final days of the January transfer window, but hinted that the Premier

Newcastle United defender Lloyd Kelly has completed his move to Italian giants Juventus. The 26-year-old has moved on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the deal permanent for a fee understood to be £20m. Kelly has made seven starts for the Magpies in all competitions this campaign, with a further seven substitute appearances.