The former Scotland star has made another attempt to dismiss claims of a poor relationship with Eddie Howe
Rayn Fraser and Eddie Howe
Ryan Fraser made 237 appearances under Eddie Howe during their time at Bournemouth and Newcastle(Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Ryan Fraser has lifted the lid on his relationship with Eddie Howe and insists he will always see the Newcastle United head coach as a father figure.
Fraser was still transfer-listed by the Magpies in 2024 before joining Southampton and has now started a new life in Australia with Western Sydney Wanderers.
But despite suggestions of tension between Howe and Fraser, the ex-Scotland international feels that he will always be grateful to Howe for giving him his chance at Bournemouth after a transfer from Aberdeen.
Despite a disagreement over a short-term extension when the Cherries needed him to sign a deal to help them stay up in 2020, Howe and Fraser started afresh in 2021 but by 2023 he was training with the second string at Little Benton.
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Fraser played down talk of a bad relatonship with Howe thoug and said on Paramount+: "When I went to Bournemouth, it was because I wanted to be with him.
"My mum and dad had done everything for me. I had to learn to cook, and you know what the club helped me with that massively.
"Eddie Howe again sort of took me in as a role of a dad figure and helped me with that and everything I needed.He took me out for dinners and stuff."
Fraser has paid tribute to Howe and tipped him to become the next England boss, Fraser said: "You can see what he is doing now at Newcastle. What he done at Bournemouth.
"He will be England manager one day no doubt. He just makes everyone better and he can make any player better.
"That is the highest compliment I can give him. He can make any player in this world better."
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Howe had said three years ago: "Ryan’s training with the Under-21s. I made the decision to concentrate on players that are committed to Newcastle. For the benefit of the group, I’ve made that call."
Speaking on his relationship with Howe, Fraser insisted in 2024: "Then obviously with the Eddie thing at the end, the media don’t know what’s happened so they couldn’t come out and say what’s happened, it was just that I was down in the Under-21s, so a lot of people just jump to things – they believe what they want to believe, because everyone’s got an opinion.
"He was unbelievable for me. I did well for him, I learned from him, so it’s sad that it’s ended but it has ended now. It’s something I’ll always cherish, the years we had."
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