Isaac Hayden has already expressed a desire to leave Newcastle United.
Mohamed Diame’s injury may well be blocking Isaac Hayden getting his wish at Newcastle United.
Diame has missed Newcastle’s last two games, with Rafael Benitez’s options in midfield limited.
Hayden has been forced to start, despite saying that he wants to leave Newcastle.
And it may well be that Benitez simply cannot afford to get rid of Hayden right now because of Diame’s fitness issues.
With Ki-Sung Yueng away at the Asian Cup and Jonjo Shelvey also sidelined, Sean Longstaff has already had to be called into Newcastle’s first-team.
Longstaff has coped well, but is still very inexperienced, and Hayden is currently the most senior option Benitez has in the centre of the pitch.
Hayden has come out in the Chronicle and suggested that leaving Newcastle is still what he wants.
But with Diame injured, his wish is unlikely to be granted any time soon.
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