Massadio Haidara or Achraf Lazaar could be set for Newcastle United re-call; their last chance?

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Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez has told Massadio Haidara or Achraf Lazaar to find new clubs this summer.

The Shields Gazette suggest that Newcastle United’s left-back crisis could see them turn to Massadio Haidara or Achraf Lazaar to fill in.

Both Haidara and Lazaar have been told to find new clubs by Rafael Benitez, but the pair may just have one more opportunity to impress.

Newcastle are without Paul Dummett for their next match, after he picked up an injury against Tottenham Hotspur, and it leaves them with a shortage of left-backs.

Newcastle used Ciaran Clark at left-back against Spurs, but he is more naturally a centre-half, and forcing him into a an unfamiliar position is far from ideal.

If Benitez does want a natural left-back to play against Huddersfield Town he will have to look to his reserves, and Haidara and Lazaar are his only options.

Haidara has been at Newcastle since 2013, but never managed to nail down a place in their first-team.

Lazaar, on the other hand, was only brought to St. James’ Park last summer – and failed to make much of an impact when given his chance.