Emil Krafth may not play again this season after his horror knee injury suffered away to Tranmere Rovers back in August.
However, Eddie Howe wanted to make it clear he is still a big part of things for Newcastle United and the Sweden defender was one of the first names on his list for the plane that jetted over to Riyadh on Sunday. Krafth has been training in the gym and pool with some of his team-mates and has been an integral part of the group activities the Magpies have on the agenda in Saudi Arabia.
Howe told reporters in Riyadh: "We think it's really important that when we do take the team away we try and take as many people as we can and that includes staff and players.
