Newcastle remain in talks with Brentford over a deal for Yoane Wissa, but the player’s desire to force a move escalated on Monday when he deleted all trace of his association with the club from his social-media account.
The 28-year-old did not play for the Bees in their opening-weekend 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest and has been training away from the first-team squad.
Wissa believes that, 12 months ago, the club agreed he could move on this summer, and he expects them to honour that promise.
But Brentford are said to be holding out for a fee higher than what Newcastle are prepared to pay, leaving the deal in doubt.