Eddie Howe confirmed Allan Saint-Maximin is “in discussion regarding a move to another club” following Newcastle United’s 2-1 win over Rangers at Ibrox.
The forward was missing from the squad which travelled to Glasgow amid speculation he could leave the club this summer.
Newcastle pair Paul Dummett and Loris Karius have signed new deals to keep them at the club until the end of next season.
Dummett, at 31 the Magpies’ longest serving current player, and Karius, 30, were both offered contract extensions last month after the expiry of their previous deals.
Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan says the club are now aiming to be “No1” after their transformation from relegation strugglers to Champions League participants.
The Magpies finished fourth in the Premier League and reached the Carabao Cup final last season, just over a year they had been battling to get out of the bottom three.
Newcastle will become the first full-time professional football club operating in the Women’s National League from next season.
Becky Langley’s side earned promotion to the third tier of the women’s football pyramid after beating Barnsley 2-0 to become Division One North champions.
Newcastle are hoping to push through a club record-breaking deal for AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali within days, the PA news agency understands.
Sporting director Dan Ashworth has been pictured in the Italian city after he flew out to try to negotiate the terms of a move which it is understood would exceed the club’s £60million swoop for Sweden striker Alexander Isak last summer.
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