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Manu Riviere is hoping to end his Newcastle United nightmare with a switch to La Liga outfit Osasuna.

The £6million striker has failed to impress since arriving in 2014 from Monaco and has scored just one Premier League goal despite having numerous chances to shine.

Riviere has been made available for a transfer with former Real Madrid and Napoli boss Rafa Benitez keen to trim down his squad before the window closes.

The Frenchman was in the match day squad for United’s game with Brighton & Hove Albion but did not end up making the bench.

With Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dwight Gayle ruled out, the fact he wasn’t even close to the final cut underlines he has no future on Tyneside.

And a loan deal with the Spanish side with a view to a permanent transfer seems to be his best option.

Speaking on transfers, Rafa Benitez said after the win against Brighton: “Now I am a little bit happier, but if we sign what we want and we can do the business that we want to do, then I will be happier.”

United have made 11 signings this summer so far and off-loaded a host of highly paid squad members this summer.