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Sylvain Marveaux is understood to have been told to train with Newcastle United’s youth team.

The French winger appeared for the Magpies in last week’s 4-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park.

The ex-Rennes star played just a cameo role but was understood to have come under fire during Alan Pardew’s post-match debrief along with Hatem Ben Arfa.

It remains to be seen if United comment on Marveaux’s demotion, with the club declining to give a response to the Chronicle yesterday.

Marveaux was eager to leave the Magpies but held crunch talks with Pardew before the transfer window closed.

Until then Marveaux had not featured for United since September’s 2-0 League Cup win over Leeds United.

And it isn’t the first time Marveaux has rubbed shoulders with the younger players at Newcastle after being asked to appear for the Under-21s earlier this season against Chelsea. After a discussion in January, Pardew handed the winger a 16-minute run-out against Sunderland then six minutes against Chelsea which both ended in 3-0 defeats, with the 27-year-old missing a sitter at Stamford Bridge.

He was given 19 minutes against Tottenham but again failed to serve up a decent display.

As reported in last Friday’s Chronicle, Pardew made it clear to certain players why they weren’t performing up to their capabilities.

And in response, Marveaux trained with the club’s younger players.

United’s Under-21s have a game behind closed doors with Man City on Friday (1.30pm) and the winger could yet feature.

Marveaux has been linked with Spartak Moscow, Nantes and Olympiakos in the last 12 months.

His contract has two years left but now emphasis will be on how many times he will feature in the season’s final 12 games.

Meanwhile, Papiss Cisse is understood to have no interest in a move to Rubin Kazan. The Chronicle reported yesterday that the Russian club were keen on his services.

The Russian transfer window shuts tomorrow.