There has been a lot of talk about a possibility of a takeover this week but the club would do well to focus on the here and now, with reports emerging that Isaac Hayden is unsettled at the club.
It is not the first time the midfielder has felt such a way, and last summer he revealed concern over his future at the club, raising doubts about whether he would stay beyond summer deadline day.
The presence of Steve Bruce may have persuaded him to stay, as the pair previously worked together at Hull, and although the 25-year-old has made 24 league appearances this season it seems he is still not happy in the north-east.
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The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder suggests the player is unsettled, possibly because he has been out of favour in recent weeks due to the arrival of January loan signing Nabil Bentaleb, with the Algerian taking his place on occasion despite only averaging a WhoScored rating of just 6.6.
Bruce therefore faces some difficulty to hang onto the former Arsenal man, though the reactions of some fans would suggest that they may be pleased if he left the club.
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He’s been very inconsistent this season and for me wouldn’t be in the the first eleven
— michael forster (@foschops) April 1, 2020
Should be playimg every week imstead of Bentaleb, who has looked awful.
We had seemingly convinced him to stay till he got dropped.
— Matthew (@JB4t00n) April 1, 2020
Craig Hope was right it’s an unhappy camp under Bruce.
— Rafa Facts (@FactsRafa) April 1, 2020
Probably because he decided to stay last summer, was one of our better players for the first half of the season and then got dropped the second Bentaleb rocked up. Still don’t understand that.
— Chris F (@GeordieChris_F) April 1, 2020
Should always be in the starting XI imo
— Michael Brookes (@M_B_7_9) March 31, 2020
I’m not surprised. Being kept out of the team by a player not as effective as him.
— Ray Cunningham (@RayC1945) March 31, 2020
I’d let him go tbh. Can’t be having this every season.
— Paul Gordon (@pag1953) March 31, 2020