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Aleksandar Mitrovic has told Newcastle United that he wants to leave the club in the January transfer window.

Mitrovic - speaking to the publication Zurnal - says he has given up hope of earning a first team berth and wants to leave the Magpies for pastures new.

After being overlooked in recent weeks, Mitrovic said: “I have persistently waited for the chance over the past months and I do not welcome it.

“I’m sorry, after all, I loved Newcastle but it’s time for me to look more myself, to find the best solution for my career. I tried to be honest with myself and my team-mates at every training (session) and in matches.

“And the fact that I did not get a chance is simply not up to me.

“Everyone knows that I was left unintentionally in the background.”

Newcastle have already knocked back loan offers from Partizan Belgrade and Anderlecht and the Magpies want a cash fee for the player.

Mitrovic, though, said he is fit and raring to go for a new team and went on: “I never felt better, I’m physically in flawless form, I can not wait to play.

“The most important thing is to find a club and finally get a chance in the field.”

But he admits that there are no offers on the table for him at the moment.

He said: “No, for now. There is no concrete offer.”

And while the player has accepted he won’t be going back to Anderlecht he was not so willing to shut the door on a move to Partizan.

He said: “I think my arrival would be an expensive investment for Partizan. That’s the situation now but you never know.”