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Newcastle star set to leave before he even starts a match?

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Newcastle winger Christian Atsu is a target for Torino according to the Italian newspaper Tuttosport (via calciomercato.com), The Ghanaian international has yet to start a match under Rafa Benitez since his arrival on loan from Chelsea back in August.

The 24 year old is on a season long loan from the Blues but the loan move could be cut short so he could join the Serie A side. A similar thing happened to Atsu when he was on loan at Bournemouth at the start of last season. He was not used in a league match by Eddie Howe so Atsu was allowed to leave and join La Liga side Malaga instead. He had a more successful time in Spain with 12 appearances and two goals.

Whether Magpies boss Rafa Benitez would sanction such a move is not known. When commenting about Atsu’s lack of starts earlier in the week, Rafa mentioned that the winger wasn’t equipped physically for certain games in the Championship so a move away from Tyneside is not out of the question.

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