Steven Taylor, who will be released at the end of the month once his contract officially expires, will not report back to training next Tuesday, but loanees Sammy Ameobi, Haris Vuckic and Florian Thauvin are currently expected to.
Thauvin has made it known he made a big mistake coming to the club and he says he wants to stay in France.
Whether that happens is down to Benitez, and the player had better come to terms with the fact no French club would go anywhere near the £16m asking price.