The latest Leicester City news as the former caretaker manager has opened up about the winger following his move to St James’ Park
Former Leicester City caretaker manager Adam Sadler has revealed how he told Harvey Barnes all about Newcastle United before he completed his move to St James’ Park.
The coach, who hails from Tyneside, spent a total of nine years at City, becoming first team coach under Claude Puel in 2018. He worked in the same role under Brendan Rodgers and Dean Smith last season.
Before the appointment of Smith, Sadler, along with Mike Stowell, took caretaker charge of the club for two games. The coach departed the club this summer, as Enzo Maresca brought his own coaching staff in.
During his time at the club, Sadler worked closely with Barnes. The academy graduate completed a £38m move to Newcastle this weekend, with Sadler revealing previous chats he has had with Barnes about the Magpies.
“I spoke to Harvey about it,” he told ChronicleLive. “Not particularly about him signing for Newcastle, but just how great that football club is. Every time we played Newcastle, especially away at St James’ Park, I would always be talking to the players and staff about just what the football club means to the people.”
The former coach also gave an insight into the extra work that Barnes did during his time at City in order to keep improving.
“Harvey always stayed behind for extras to work on his finishing, his dribbling, those little movements where he comes in off the line and shoots across the goalkeeper, aiming for that far corner,” he added. “That’s been constant and part of his make-up as a character. He was always looking to get better and improve.
“Also, the other thing with Harvey, he would always share his feelings with you. If you had any thoughts on his performance or his game or he wanted a little bit of help or support in some areas of his game, he would always want to look back at clips. It was that constant work to get better every day.”
The Newcastle fan also joked about a message he sent the winger as his transfer was confirmed, saying: “I did say to Harvey the application has gone in for a season ticket now that he has signed for Newcastle United!”
