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Newcastle United do not yet know if they will be playing European football next season with the race for continental qualification set to head to the final day of the season - or even beyond that if required. The Magpies have put themselves in a good position to qualify for Europe and will be hopeful of having a good summer window if that is achieved.
However, in order to act in the summer, they will likely have to sell a couple of players, or at the very least offload some players from their wage bill who aren’t contributing to Eddie Howe’s starting team on a weekly basis. This could mean that there is a whole host of players whose time on Tyneside will come to an end in the next few weeks.
But just who are these players? Some will become free agents, some will be loaned out and some may even be sold for big money to help fund incoming transfers.
Here, we take a look at the five players that, as it stands, are set to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season and eight others that could join them in leaving the club when the summer transfer window opens:
5. Kell WattsKell Watts (set to leave)
Watts has spent the season on-loan at Wigan Athletic and will join the Latics on a permanent basis next season. | Getty Images
6. Jamal Lewis (could leave)
Lewis will return from his loan move to Watford but is expected to move on again in summer, whether that is on another loan or a permanent transfer. | Getty Images
7. Ryan Fraser (could leave)
Fraser has enjoyed a very successful loan spell at Southampton. The Saints are interested in making his loan move into a permanent one - but that may be dependent on Southampton’s success, or failure, in the play-offs. | Getty Images
8. Isaac Hayden (could leave)
Hayden joined QPR in January after seeing his loan move to Standard Liege cut short in January. Another loan or even a permanent move could be on the cards for Hayden this summer. | Getty Images