I had ‘second thoughts’ on my way to Newcastle United medical

I had ‘second thoughts’ on my way to Newcastle United medical

Danny Guthrie has revealed that a call from Steven Gerrard helped convince him to join Newcastle United after the former midfielder initially had ‘second thoughts’.

Guthrie was driving up to Tyneside to undergo a medical and complete his move from Liverpool when the Reds’ academy graduate had a ‘wobble’ in his own words.

“I was halfway and it hit me,” Guthrie told the Coach’s Son. “I thought, ‘Oh my God. I’m never going to play for Liverpool again. I’m never going to be a Liverpool player’.

“I absolutely loved the club. It hit me and I thought, ‘Do I want that? Do I want to play for someone else? Do I want to be attached to another club?’

“I was having second thoughts and I actually rang my agent. I said, ‘I don’t know if I want to do this. I’ve not thought about it, really.’ Everything in football happens really quickly.

“He actually got [Liverpool captain] Stevie G to give me a call and he said to me, ‘Go and do it. You need to go and forge your own path and make your own career. You need to go and be a Premier League player. You’ve had a taste of it. Get a good contract and move on.’

“I took his advice and I absolutely loved it. It was a great decision. Newcastle are a brilliant club. I had some fantastic times there.”

Guthrie went on to make more than 100 appearances for Newcastle and the midfielder played his part in taking the Magpies back to the Premier League in 2010.

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