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title: "Gayle sent to training camp for recovery – are they missing him?"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2019/09/28/gayle-sent-to-training-camp-for-recovery-are-they-missing-him/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-09-28T05:00:03Z"
modified: "2019-09-28T05:00:03Z"
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# Gayle sent to training camp for recovery – are they missing him?

Newcastle have sent striker Dwight Gayle to a warm-weather training camp in order to aid his recovery.

[According to The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-send-dwight-gayle-16991454), Gayle has been sent to a training camp after returning from a muscle injury to get him back up to speed.

Gayle has been out since the start of pre-season with a muscle injury and has yet to kick a ball since Steve Bruce’s arrival.

### READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT

Are Newcastle missing Gayle?

![Paul Harding/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2019/09/1148397620.jpg)

Yes. Steve Bruce’s side have been lacking in attack, to say the least, in the Premier League this season and could do with a player of Gayle’s quality to come back from injury.

Newcastle have scored just four goals in six league matches, with club-record signing Joelinton managing one in six so far – the winner against Tottenham last month.

Gayle is a proven scorer, after netting 23 times on loan to West Brom in the Championship last season. He also scored six Premier League goals during his last season in the top-flight, showing that he knows how to find the back of the net at this level.

Bruce could throw Gayle into the side with Joelinton and look to form a partnership up front, which could help unlock the best out of both of them. Gayle thrived in the Championship last term alongside Jay Rodriguez for West Brom and could strike a similar relationship with Joelinton at St. James’ Park.