Rio Ferdinand's pre-season message Newcastle United's Elliot Anderson has embraced

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has a big decision to make when it comes to youngster Elliot Anderson. The 19-year-old has already impressed in pre-season with the first team so far, with Howe taking a close look at the hot prospect before deciding on his immediate future.

Anderson is highly rated at St James' Park, but the coaching staff now must weigh up if a loan move to a Championship club would be more beneficial to his development, or whether he is ready to play a role in the first-team squad for the coming Premier League campaign.

There are no shortage of suitors for the attacking playmaker, with the likes of Millwall, West Brom, Luton and Sheffield Wednesday all credited with interest. But when it comes to making an impression, Anderson can consider it a job well done already this summer.

There will be no complacency from the youngster, but former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's message to young players in pre-season could suggest a big future for Anderson.

Speaking on his on his YouTube channel. Ferdinand offered advice to any young players given a chance to train and play for their first teams over the summer. And it's advice Anderson appears to have heeded.

"All down the years, players come in during pre-season and do well and it sticks with manager in their minds," Ferdinand said. "So young players have to go in like that and leave that manager with something that makes him think 'I need to have that with me'. Maybe not now but in six months when there’s an injury that’s who I’m calling on."

Much could yet depend on who else Newcastle are able to bring in before the transfer window closes, but Anderson would not count towards Howe's 25-man Premier League squad due to his age. The