Eddie Howe is convinced Elliot Anderson will play for England and admits his departure remains a source of huge frustration.
Newcastle were forced to sell their academy graduate to Nottingham Forest in June as they battled to avoid breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules. The £35million fee was offset by a £20m deal for goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos, who moved in the opposite direction.
Anderson, 22, has shone for third-placed Forest this season and comes up against his boyhood club at the City Ground this week.
And Howe, who has seen Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall win elevation to the senior England squad this year, believes Anderson has what it takes to join them.