No-one, as yet, will explain why the deal has collapsed.
Newcastle refuse to comment, while Bolton are not giving much away either.
Sammy Lee (Bolto boss: "It's been difficult for the boy. But at the moment he is a Bolton footballer.
"Things haven't happened for Abdoulaye. It's been a difficult week for him and for me but, out of respect for him, I didn't take him with us to Fulham and Portsmouth because there was an awful lot of speculation, an awful lot going on in his head.
"But I've spoken to him and and said we are preparing for a game and that he will come into contention."
Lee didn't think Faye was in the right frame of mind to play at Fulham and Portsmouth, but he is back in contention for the Reading fixture, suggesting his proposed £2million move to Tyneside has fallen through.