Jack Colback has almost certainly played his last game for Newcastle United after being axed from Steve Bruce's 25-man Premier League squad.
The midfielder has one year to run on his contract and had hoped to win a place in Bruce's plans having been frozen out under Rafa Benitez.
However, despite training with the first-team and featuring during pre-season, Bruce has not included Colback in his squad for the new campaign.
It means the 29-year-old must now move abroad or drop down to League One if he is to play football before January.
Colback has not played for his hometown club since May, 2017 and spent last year on loan at Nottingham Forest.
Meanwhile, Rolando Aarons has also been omitted from the squad despite impressing over the summer. The 23-year-old has two years to run on his contract.
