Matthias Jaissle hints at one Newcastle United star who could still leave after transfer deadline

“So there are many, many parts involved usually in deals. So we need to see. But for now, he’s a member of the squad, and I really appreciate him and what he did for the club already, and how he’s dealing with the situation right now.”

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Pope is surely good enough to play regularly for a number of top teams around the world, even if he now seems unlikely to see much playing time at Newcastle.

Read Newcastle’s report notes that Ipswich Town and Celtic were linked with the 34-year-old recently, but neither of those moves materialised.