Newcastle 'open to offers' for Christian Atsu

Newcastle United are open to offers for Ghana wideman Christian Atsu in the summer.

The 28-year-old is deemed surplus to requirement and with the club looking for a buyer for the Ghanaian winger.

Atsu will not be short of offers after he turned down offers from Celtic and Blackburn Rovers in January.

The Toons are preparing for a massive clearout in the summer with nine players pencilled down to be sold when offers come in.

Atsu, a Ghana international is included in the list along with Achraf Lazaar, Henri Saivet and Rolando Aarons.

Jamie Sterry, Rob Elliot and Jack Colback will be leaving the Magpies as their expiring contracts won't be renewed.

The former Chelsea player rejected a chance to join Scottish giants Celtic FC six months ago.

Championship sides Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers also tried to sign the 28-year-old Ghana international in January.

Atsu has made 19 appearances in all competitions for the Magpies in the 2019/2020 season, starting just three of them.