Harvey Barnes Of Newcastle United Is Out With Foot Injury

Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes has been confirmed injured on the foot and will be out for “months rather than weeks.”

Harvey Barnes, 25, was seen limping off the pitch 12 minutes into Sunday’s match where Newcastle thrashed Sheffield United 8-0.

The winger, who joined Newcastle from Leicester in July for £38m, had a scan and is waiting for the result to know if surgery will be needed.

Speaking on the injury, Howe said: “It’s an injury to a part of the foot just below the toe. I think it’s quite a substantial injury.”

“I won’t go too technical because I’m not qualified to do so but yes it’s a very unusual injury.”

Harvey Barnes has made seven appearances for Newcastle and only managed to score just one goal since he signed for the Magpies.

Harvey Barnes will be absent from Newcastle’s game as they will face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, 27th September 2023.

Howe also added: “He was down after the game because he knew it wasn’t a normal injury where you feel a muscle and think that might be one or two weeks. This was a slightly more complex issue.”

Harvey Barnes

Harvey Lewis Barnes is an English footballer who was born on 9th December, 1997 and plays for Newcastle United.

The Englishman was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and brought up in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire.

Barnes is the son of former professional footballer Paul Barnes and he is of Scottish descent through his grandparents.

The Newcastle winger played for Greenfield Primary School in the Leicestershire & Rutland Schools Football Association competition known as The Rice Bowl.

Harvey Barnes attended Leysland High School and Countesthorpe College after he left Greenfield.

Club Career

Barnes is a product of the Leicester City academy, which he joined on 8 June 2007 when he was just 9 years old.

He went on to sign his first professional contract with the club on 25 June 2016 and on 7 December 2016, he made his debut for the first team as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Porto.

After scoring five goals and assists in 2016/17, he was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons where he played until he returned to Leicester in June 2021.

Harvey Barnes was loaned out to Championship side Barnsley on 11 August 2017 and was recalled by Leicester City in January 2018.

He made his Premier League debut on 19 April 2018, as a 91st-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw against Southampton.

Barnes was later loaned to West Bromwich Albion in July 2018 and in January 2019, he was recalled by Leicester City.

He signed a new 4-year contract at Leicester City until 2025 on 19th August 2021, but was relegated with the team in the 22-23 season.

The Englishman signed for Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United on 23rd July, 2023 on a 5-year deal which was worth around £38m.

Harvey Barnes On The International Stage

Barnes was called up as one of six over-age players for the England under-18 squad when they entered into the 2017 Toulon Tournament.

The Newcastle winger made his debut on 29 May 2017, featuring as a substitute in a 1–0 win over group rivals Angola.

In 2017, Barnes scored a brace in a 7–1 win over Cuba and in 2017, he scored another brace in the competition’s semi-final, in a 3–0 win over Scotland.

The winger on 10th June 2017, scored his spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out during the final against the Ivory Coast, with England winning the match.

However, Harvey Barnes finished the tournament as joint recipient of the Golden Boot (top scorer) award with four goals along with teammate George Hirst and Angola’s Chico Banza.

In 2017, Barnes was called up for England’s under-20 team, and in 2019 he was also included in England’s 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

He got his first senior England team call-up on 1st October, 2020 and he made his England debut as a 76th minute substitute in a 3–0 victory over Wales.

The Englishman is eligible to play for Scotland aside the England National team as his maternal grandparents were born there.