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title: "Newcastle: Jonjo Shelvey excited about future under Eddie Howe"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2022-03-01T07:15:27Z"
modified: "2022-03-01T07:15:27Z"
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# Newcastle: Jonjo Shelvey excited about future under Eddie Howe

**Newcastle United’s Jonjo Shelvey ‘feels that he could hit new heights’ under Eddie Howe amid contract talks with the club, Dean Jones has told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/87976794-newcastle-talks-over-9-9m-ace-could-hit-new-heights-under-howe).**

### The lowdown

The midfielder, who turned 30 on Sunday, is now into the [final 18 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjo-shelvey/profil/spieler/71292) of his existing deal at St James’ Park. He joined from Swansea City in a [£12m deal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35290127) in 2016 and penned fresh [£70,000-per-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/newcastle-united-fc/payroll/) terms in 2020.

[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/02/21/exclusive-fabian-schar-jonjo-shelvey-line-fresh-newcastle-united/)‘s Luke Edwards recently wrote that Newcastle are intent upon tying down Shelvey as reward for his ‘increased prominence and performances’ in the past few months.

He has [started all but one game](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjo-shelvey/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/71292/plus/0/saison/2021/verein/762/trainer_id/10976) since Howe replaced Steve Bruce, and even on that occasion it was injury which kept him out of the side. The former Liverpool man has also [donned the captain’s armband](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjo-shelvey/leistungsdaten/spieler/71292) for the Magpies’ last two matches.

### The latest

[Transfer insider](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer) Jones has said that it was entirely predictable that Newcastle would offer Shelvey a contract extension, with the 30-year-old apparently believing that Howe’s style of play can bring out the very best in him.

Jones told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/87976794-newcastle-talks-over-9-9m-ace-could-hit-new-heights-under-howe) about the proposed new deal for the midfielder: “Jonjo Shelvey, I’m not surprised at all, because I know he’s somebody they value, and in the playing style that Howe has, I think he feels that he could hit new heights.”

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### The verdict

It will be interesting to see just how many extra years Newcastle are willing to offer Shelvey. According to research conducted by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2935360/2021/11/15/what-age-do-players-in-different-positions-peak/#:~:text=They%20rise%20to%20prominence%20in,late%2020s%20and%20early%2030s.), central midfielders typically peak around age 25, although there’s a ‘large spread’ of players who play consistently between the ages of 24 and 30.

Shelvey has reached the upper limit on that scale, and perhaps that could be a consideration for Newcastle in terms of the length of contract to be offered to him.

Another factor is Bruno Guimaraes, the [£40m January signing](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12527185/bruno-guimaraes-newcastle-sign-brazil-international-midfielder-from-lyon) from Lyon. He is on the bench behind Shelvey for now, but for how much longer will that be the case?

**In other news, [Newcastle are keen on signing one player who featured in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/transfer-news-kepa-chelsea-premier-league/)**