Allan Saint-Maximin has suggested he would leave Newcastle United if he faced another lengthy spell on the sidelines. The Frenchman missed most of the campaign with a hamstring injury suffered in the dying embers at Wolverhampton Wanderers back in August.
Ironically, Saint-Maximin was the last-gasp hero that day - scoring a stunning 90th-minute equaliser - but he would not start another Premier League game until February. Newcastle battled for Champions League football in his absence - a feat they can still achieve at the end of the campaign.
Saint-Maximin has featured more in recent months, starting six of the Magpies’ previous seven games - including the Carabao Cup final. Question marks had arisen over his future, especially with Anthony Gordon’s big-money move from Everton.
