Get the latest NUFC transfer and takeover news straight to your inbox for FREE by signing up to our newsletter Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Newcastle United may lose as many as SEVEN senior players this summer – as under-fire Alan Pardew gets the green light to reshuffle his black and white pack.

Despite supporter discontent and uncertainty around his position, ChronicleLive understands Pardew has been told it is ‘business as usual’ after meeting Mike Ashley’s target of tenth. The club are set to confirm Pardew’s position is secure for another season at tonight’s Fans Forum.

And that means he can get to work on a major rebuild of his Newcastle squad, with Shola Ameobi and Luuk de Jong now set to depart to leave United requiring striker reinforcements.

Ameobi has not been offered a new contract while de Jong has not done enough to impress Newcastle chiefs – despite telling his agent last week that he may have been on the list of Newcastle’s possible striker recruits.

Pardew will finalise his list of players he wants to stay at meetings this week but Sylvain Marveaux, Hatem Ben Arfa, Gabriel Obertan and Jonas Gutierrez will all be made available. Steven Taylor’s future is also under scrutiny and the long-serving defender may not survive a summer cull.

Also read:

Big Toon Survey: The pundits, journalists and players have had their say - now it's YOUR turn