Midfielder Sandro Tonali was conspicuous by his absence as Newcastle skilled on Monday morning forward of Tuesday night time’s Champions League conflict with Jose Mourinho’s Benfica.
The 25-year-old Italy worldwide didn’t participate within the open part of the session in entrance of the cameras on the membership’s Darsley Park base.
Tonali, a £55million signing from AC Milan throughout the summer time of 2003, was changed by Jacob Ramsey with 20 minutes of Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat at Brighton remaining.
The Italian has turn out to be a key member of Eddie Howe’s midfield alongside Brazilians Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton since coming back from his 10-month ban for playing offences in August final 12 months.
Tonali, a Carabao Cup winner with the Magpies in March, performed all however a couple of minutes for his nation of their World Cup qualifying victories over Estonia and Israel over the last worldwide break.
Head coach Howe will hope to have him at his disposal on Tuesday night as Newcastle try so as to add to the three factors they collected from a 4-0 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise in Brussels earlier this month after dropping their opening fixture to Barcelona at St James’ Park.