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Newcastle United do not have a buyout arrangement in place to make Kenedy’s move to St James’ Park a permanent deal.

The Brazilian Under-23 international is also yet to make his future plans clear to Rafa Benitez or the club after arriving only recently on a loan deal.

The left-sided player netted twice in United’s 3-0 win over Southampton at the weekend to keep Benitez’s side on track for survival, but after the game, he admitted he had “no idea” if the Brazilian star could remain on Tyneside beyond the current campaign.

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Kenedy was loaned out to the Magpies with Chelsea eager for the winger to get game-time under his belt after a disappointing loan spell with Watford last season.

His lack of match practice has clearly been an issue at Newcastle but he has been effective in the six starts he has made for United so far.

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Kenedy has only tasted defeat once during his time at United to date but now fans wonder whether his loan deal will be converted into a permanent move.

Chelsea paid just £7.2million for his services from Fluminense in 2015 and he has just two years left on his current deal.

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With the Blues unlikely to be able to guarantee him first-team football again next season and Chelsea’s managerial situation up in the air with Antonio Conte due to leave in the summer, the player faces talks with his agent over his future.

Kenedy did not speak on his way out of St James’ Park on Saturday as he is yet to master the English language.

Benitez will park all transfer talk until he knows whether United are secure in the Premier League or not, but the Toon boss has good contacts at Chelsea after being boss at Stamford Bridge in 2013.

Some Chelsea fans may not like Benitez but he clinched a £6.7million deal for Christian Atsu last summer after a previous loan deal.

Whether the Blues would demand a big fee for Kenedy remains to be seen but his current valuation is rated at just £6.3million on popular website Transfermarkt.co.uk.

But Kenedy is yet to indicate whether he wants to make the move north permanently or return to London to fight for his place.