In line with UEFA rules governing selection, the Magpies have named a 21-man squad on their ‘A’ list, with summer signings Nick Woltemade, Yoane Wissa, Anthony Elanga, Jacob Ramsey, Malick Thiaw

"I wonder - in hindsight - if sometimes the deal that you don't do is valuable; there might be a player out there for £70-80m that Newcastle could have waited a year for. "It seems a lot to pay for a player who Newcastle have been saying all summer is the replacement for Callum Wilson.