Newcastle and West Brom 'revive' swap deal for Salomon Rondon and Dwight Gayle

Talks broke down between the two clubs earlier this week.

And Rondon's £16.5million release clause in his contract at The Hawthorns has reportedly expired.

Asked by the Gazette about Gayle's future at the club after Wednesday night's 4-0 defeat to Braga, manager Rafa Benitez said: "It seems that Dwight will stay."

However, the Daily Mail report that the proposed deal could be "revived" ahead of the August 9 transfer deadline.

Gayle is understood to have been reluctant to drop down into the Championship after helping Newcastle get out of the division the season before last.

The 27-year-old, an unused substitute against Porto last week, could feature against Augsburg at St James's Park this afternoon.