And if he goes ... and it still seems most likely ... Alan Pardew will replace him with Swansea defender Neil Taylor.
Did anyone know of the 22-year-old Welshman before this week?
The Taff defender could walk away from the Liberty Stadium for a fee as minimal as just £1 Million.
Taylor joined Swansea from Wrexham on a three-year contract for a tribunal-fixed fee of £150,000 plus 10% of any future transfer profit at the end of the 2009-2010 season.
Pardew told us BEFORE the West Brom game: "I want to make signings as early as possible, and I will probably bring in two players this week.
"I want them here so they can settle, and the sooner they become Newcastle players ... the better".
That was four weeks ago.
The former West Ham boss is not only struggling to attract the big names, but he seems to be struggling to attract the 'bargain bin' players too.
Kevin Nolan has refused to sign a new contract (the same as Enrique) and Mike Ashley has told Joey Barton there is no deal on the table.
The three players Pardew insisted he wanted to "tie up on long term contacts".
The January transfer window was horrendous for Newcastle ... and the summer window isn't exactly going as Pardew planned, either.
Thanks for all who entered the recent Footymad poker tournaments, which were overall a great success.
We are going to be running one final End Of Season freeroll tournament for players from all 11 sites who have taken part so far, with a prize pot of $3,000 next Monday night (13th at 8pm UK time, 3pm EST)
There are no passwords this time, players who registered using your tracking code last time will be able to enter, as will anyone registering and depositing using your tracking code again.
Give me a shout if you have any questions.
A 'THANK YOU' TO FOOTYMAD READERS ...
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FOREWORD BY FAIRS CUP HERO JOHN McNAMEE
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