"He’s like a machine. And his left foot is...I’ve seen a lot of good left feet, but his is something else. "So you have Arjen Robben, [Robin] van Persie, [Rafael] van der Vaart. . .but Gareth ...

Newcastle are continuing to do checks on the progress of Norwegian forward Sindre Walle Egeli who has compared his game to Arjen Robben.