Newcastle United news: Matt Targett has opened up about his move to Middlesbrough and his ‘difficult’ last few years as a Newcastle United player.
Matt Targett joined Middlesbrough in the final days of the summer transfer window, offering the former Aston Villa man a chance at regular first-team football again.
Targett had fallen down the pecking-order at Newcastle United under Eddie Howe and hadn’t been included in either Premier League matchday squad ahead of his move to the Riverside.
After a very promising loan spell during the second half of the 2021/22 campaign, Targett moved to St James’ Park on a permanent basis in the summer.
However, he was never able to hit the heights that his loan move promised with a combination of injury issues and form of those players ahead of him meant that he never became a regular under Howe again.
This summer, Targett was pushed through a move to Middlesbrough, where he could play regularly again. The back has already done well on Teesside, setting up a goal on his debut as Boro beat Sheffield United on Saturday. Boro has had a great start to the season under Rob Edwards as they try to get back to the Premier League. Targett will be very important in their efforts to do so.
Matt Targett says that he wasn’t able to work with Newcastle United. Fans of Newcastle United will remember how useful Targett was in his first few months on Tyneside. After the last game of his loan spell at the club, chants of “Matty Targett, we want you to stay” could be heard all around St. James’ Park. But he couldn’t get going because of injuries. He missed months of play because of hamstring and achilles injuries, and he couldn’t even train with his friends because of an eczema flare-up. Targett told local news outlets, “Honestly, it’s been hard,” in a sit-down conversation. It was amazing the first time I went there on loan. I did everything I could to help them stay up. I started the next season, but got hurt, and the team went on a crazy run.
“I had a little breakout in eczema, so I had to take some tablets that wouldn’t allow me to train because of anti-doping rules.
“I had to miss a couple of weeks with that. But since that it’s been straight-forward. I’m fully fit now, had a full pre-season, full training, I’m excited to get going again.”
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