Newcastle fans on Twitter love the way Hayden has handled himself despite off-field issues

Newcastle fans have known for a long time that Isaac Hayden doesn’t want to be a Newcastle United player. The young midfielder has had off-field issues and has tried on multiple occasions to force a move away from St James Park for family reasons, all to no avail so far.

ISAAC HAYDEN continued his run in Newcastle United’s @premierleague starting XI at @SpursOfficial today, and the midfielder gave an honest interview to https://t.co/6wuhjKS0XX after the game.

https://t.co/85u2mi2QTD #NUFC pic.twitter.com/8cgo38jtMa

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) 2 February 2019

Whether the young midfielder is desperate to stay or desperate to go, the fans are loving the way he’s been playing. Earlier in the season the ex-Arsenal man was having a torrid time on the pitch for the club and the fans couldn’t wait for him to leave. His red card against Cardiff City summed it up, and they never believed that Pep Guardiola would claim he was too much to handle.

That, though, is exactly what the Centurian manager had to say about Hayden and his midfield partner Sean Longstaff after the Magpies overcame City at St James Park last Tuesday. Hayden and co were at their very best when Manchester City came to town, and whilst they may not have been able to get a result at Wembley, they put in a resilient performance against Tottenham on Saturday, leading to the fans praising their 23-year-old midfielder.

You can see what the Geordies have had to say about Hayden here:

https://twitter.com/Skinnerr3103/status/1091792139166593024

Gotta admire his honesty, we all know he wants out and it would be easy to throw all his toys out of the pram.

But instead, he’s showing that he is a very decent professional and for that, he’s definitely deserving of respect, also showing he’s a pretty decent player too

— Dazzla (@NufcDazzla84) 2 February 2019

He has had a few good games, a solid and professional player!

— Sze (@NUFCSze) February 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/callum592/status/1091817473421295616

@IsaacHayden65 think you have done well. I know you want to leave, so Thanks for being a professional about things. Doing your business on the pitch. Hope you get your move to where you want this summer.

— chun man chan (@CMCHAN21) 2 February 2019