Ryan Fraser’s time at Newcastle United is over after being cruelly cut short of the team’s preseason tour of the United States.
Three first-team players were left behind by the Magpies as Eddie Howe’s 34-man squad arrived in Atlanta on Friday night. The omission of Isaac Hayden and Jeff Hendrick and Ryan Fraser was the strongest hint yet that the trio’s time was running out.
Asked if Fraser had a future at the club, Howe added: “I think that’s a difficult one for me to answer, because I’d never put a firm decision on that, because life and football can change quickly, but, I’d say at the moment, no he doesn’t.”
The 29-year-old has not played for the Premier League team since their 1-0 victory against Everton in October, and he has also lost his place on the national team as well.