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title: "Liverpool to rival Newcastle for loan star and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/02/liverpool-to-rival-newcastle-for-loan-star-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-05-02T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-05-02T07:30:00Z"
---

# Liverpool to rival Newcastle for loan star and more: Newcastle news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Newcastle never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Atsu: We love Rafa and we need him to stay](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/01/atsu-we-love-rafa-and-we-need-him-to-stay/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/05/672738860-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle United midfielder Christian Atsu has joined the growing list of players urging manager Rafael Benitez to stay at St. James' Park next … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/01/atsu-we-love-rafa-and-we-need-him-to-stay/)

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### [Newcastle star wants assurances before he commits his future to the club](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/01/newcastle-star-wants-assurances-before-he-commits-his-future-to-the-club/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/05/940554676-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle United stopper Karl Darlow wants assurances over his playing time before committing to a new contract, according to the Chronicle.

The … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/01/newcastle-star-wants-assurances-before-he-commits-his-future-to-the-club/)

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### [Liverpool and Newcastle to battle for Brazilian winger this summer](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/01/liverpool-and-newcastle-to-battle-for-brazilian-winger-this-summer/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/05/952354062-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle may face competition from Liverpool this summer in their pursuit of Kenedy.\
The Brazilian attacker is currently on loan at St James' Park … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/01/liverpool-and-newcastle-to-battle-for-brazilian-winger-this-summer/)

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