At midnight tonight the 'dodgy' clause in his contract - allowing him to leave Newcastle for £7m - ends.
July 31st is the date, and Derek Llambias is expecting a call ... or two.
How often have we said: "surely it's too late for anything to go through", only to have a last minute transfer.
It happened to Andy Carroll, and it could happen tonight.
Derek Llambias: "We are expecting a number of offers for our top players, but a club will have to make an offer we cannot refuse."
In the case of Ba - that is NOT the case.
£7m gets their man.
But IF Ba does go - expect a return to St James' Park for Andy Carroll.