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Newcastle United are trying to offload Grant Hanley in time for the start of the new season.

The Scotland international has been told he is unlikely to figure for the Magpies in the Premier League.

Sheffield Wednesday are reportedly prepared to bid £5.6million for his services and Newcastle won’t stand in Hanley’s way if he is keen on the move back down to the Sky Bet Championship.

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Hanley had also been on Derby County’s radar earlier in the summer, but the Rams instead signed Curtis Davies.

Hanley, Achraf Lazaar, Henri Saivet, Emmanuel Riviere and Curtis Good are all available to the right bidder during this transfer window.

The former Blackburn Rovers man had spoken of his willingness to fight for his place last season.

He said then: “This season has been tough for me personally.

“I have not played as much as I’d like to. I’m not alone in that, but what I would say about this, is the club here and the group of lads, we all go out and we pull in the same direction.

“There is no bitterness among the lads – we are all fighting together. The competition for places is making us better players.”