Newcastle must clear the decks in readiness for those about to come in and boost their Champions League charge next season. As a former manager myself the task facing Eddie Howe is to create space for newcomers and not clog the works as Chelsea and Nottingham Forest did in the last campaign.
You get rid for three reasons: dead wood, those agitating for regular first-team football who might disrupt the dressing-room, and the odd one you can cash in because it opens up all sorts of other possibilities.
I've been going through my list of expendables so let me start right away with my most controversial decision. I would let Allan Saint-Maximin go but only for a sizeable fee.
