Eddie Howe was asked about the whereabouts of Javier Manquillo during Newcastle United's stay in Austria.
The Spaniard has not trained during Newcastle's pre-season boot camp and with both Kieran Trippier and Emil Krafth for company in the battle at right-back it remains to be seen how Howe will accommodate him in the 2022/23 season. Manquillo featured 21 times last term but was in and out of the side.
But he must first recover from an injury problem, and Howe explained: “He’s got a groin problem that he had at the end of last season. It wasn’t fixed in the summer so he’s away having treatment in Barcelona or Madrid but I think he should be back maybe around the Portugal trip or maybe just after to train."
