After signing both Diame and Clark, Rafa Benitez appears to have admitted defeat on another player that he clearly wants.

Chris Hughton “Newcastle have come down with parachute payments, they are a massive club and they are doing their very best…”

Brighton Chairman Tony Bloom has turned down a Newcastle bid of over £6m for Anthony Knockaert as he desperately tries to keep the Albion squad together.

Newcastle United have been linked with a transfer move for young French winger Anthony Knockaert, currently starring for Leicester City.