Newcastle United’s 29-man Austria pre-season tour squad – surprise inclusion, several left out
Newcastle United’s first-team squad has arrived in Austria for their first pre-season tour of the month.
The Magpies’ nine-day training camp will include friendly matches against 1860 Munich on Friday, July 15 (1:30pm kick-off) at SaalfeldenArena Bürgerau and Mainz 04 on Monday, July 18 (3pm kick-off) at Kufstein Arena.
On Saturday, Newcastle opened their pre-season campaign with a 5-1 behind closed doors friendly win over Tyneside neighbours Gateshead at the training ground.
Matt Ritchie, Joelinton, Sean Longstaff and a Miguel Almiron brace saw Eddie Howe’s side cruise to a comfortable win with Paul Blackett grabbing a consolation goal for the visitors.
The match saw Eddie Howe name two seperate line-ups in each half with the exception of 22-year-old defender Kell Watts, who played the full match.
Newcastle are now in Austria and confirmed their arrival with a video showing the players arriving at the hotel. Almost every member of the Newcastle squad was shown leaving the team coach - 28 players in total - but there were a few players absent from the footage.
Here is Newcastle’s squad in full...
Matt Ritchie, Joelinton, Sean Longstaff and a Miguel Almiron brace saw Eddie Howe’s side cruise to a comfortable win with Paul Blackett grabbing a consolation goal for the visitors.
5. In squad: Sven Botman
Newcastle’s latest major signing sat out the opening friendly but is in line to make his non-competitive club debut while out in Austria. Photo: Getty Images
6. In squad: Jamaal Lascelles
The Newcastle skipper played the first half against Gateshead. Photo: Stu Forster
7. In squad: Paul Dummett
Played the first half against Gateshead on Saturday. Signed a one-year extension at the end of last season. Photo: Ian MacNicol
8. In squad: Kelland Watts
The defender has been linked with another move away from Newcastle this summer but has so far played a key role in pre-season. He played the full 90-minutes against Gateshead and has remained with the squad for the Austria tour. Photo: Charlotte Tattersall