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Newcastle United will opt against recalling Adam Armstrong from his loan spell with Barnsley next month.

United will be a man down in the number 10 position with Mo Diame heading to Gabon for the African Cup of Nations, but that could see Ayoze Perez get a run in the side in January.

The England Under-20 international’s loan with the Tykes expires on January 3 and Newcastle have the option of taking him back for the second half of the season.

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But United want Armstrong, who has missed the last few games with a knock, to get more experience under his belt. And he has been told to report back to the club’s Benton base next pre-season.

Barnsley will be in the box seat to extend his current loan deal but there will be no shortage of Championship clubs and sides in the SPL keen to offer Armstrong the experience United feel he’s currently lacking.

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So far he has played 14 times for the Tykes and scored three goals under the guidance of Paul Heckingbottom.

Newcastle are also likely to grant Bolton Wanderers permission to extend the loan deal of Sammy Ameobi.

Ameobi has bagged four goals in 21 appearances for the League One club and the Trotters are keen on him making the move permanently.

United won’t stand in their way with the 24-year-old unlikely to be handed a new deal by Newcastle as the Magpies look to the future and attempt to bring in some new Under-23 and Academy signings.