No squad numbers for trio of Magpies
Tim Krul has not been given a squad number NEWCASTLE United have not handed Tim Krul, Emmanuel Riviere or Achraf Lazaar a squad number for the Premier League season.
The Magpies have until September 1 to name their 25-man squad for the new campaign, but the omission of the trio underlines how badly United want to move them on to clear the wage bill and raise funds for new additions.
Krul – who has been linked with Benfica – has been training with the Academy and has watched on as Rob Elliot was named as the club’s number 1.
Lazaar’s old number 7 has been issued to Jacob Murphy while Jonjo Shelvey takes number 8 after the departure of Vurnon Anita.
Javier Manquillo, Florian Lejeune, Mikel Merino and Christian Atsu are numbers 19, 20, 23 and 30 respectively while Mo Diame has taken number 10 after wearing 15 last season.
Siem de Jong and Henri Saivet will wear numbers 15 and 24.
NUFC SQUAD NUMBERS 1. .................................. Rob Elliot
2. ........................................Ciaran Clark
3. ..........................Paul Dummett
4. ...................................... Jack Colback
5. ............................Grant Hanley
6. ...............................Jamaal Lascelles
7. ......................... Jacob Murphy
8. .................................... Jonjo Shelvey
9. ........................... Dwight Gayle
10. .......................... Mohamed Diame
11. ...........................Matt Ritchie
14. ................................... Isaac Hayden
15. .........................Siem de Jong
16. ..............................Rolando Aarons
17. ...........................Ayoze Perez
18. .......................... Chancel Mbemba
19. ...................Javier Manquillo
20. ...............................Florian Lejeune
22. .....................DeAndre Yedlin
23. ................................... Mikel Merino
24. .......................... Henri Saivet
25. .......................... Massadio Haidara
26. ........................... Karl Darlow
27. ....................................Jesús Gamez
30. ....................... Christian Atsu
41. ........................ Freddie Woodman
42. .......................... Jamie Sterry
45....................... Aleksandar Mitrovic