Best suffered a serious ankle injury earlier in the season, and he has struggled to win over the Toon fans as his performances have been rather less than spectacular.
Best is now back in training, but is a million miles away from first team action with Andy Carroll, Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands, Nile Ranger and new boy Hatem Ben Arfa ahead of him.
Chris Hughton: “Leon is back in training with us now. Yes, we would consider a loan for Leon if it was right. First and foremost he’s got to get fit."
"Once he’s back fit he needs games and if he wasn’t getting the amount of games at Newcastle we have to look at it.”
Leeds are rumoured to be first in the queue to sign him, but don't rule out his former club Coventry City.