Habib Beye has expressed his
disappointment with the predicament at Newcastle and admitted he
has no choice but to leave the club this
summer.
Beye had originally declared himself willing to stay at St
James' Park but, with no new owner or manager, the defender feels
he has little choice other than to move on.
The 31-year-old has established himself as a firm fans favourite
in his two seasons on Tyneside but now looks set to follow Michael
Owen out of the door, with Sunderland and Stoke both monitoring his
situation.
"When I joined from Marseille two years ago, I was so excited to
be joining such a big club, it was a dream move," Beye told The
Sun.
"I'd like nothing more than to stay and help the team get back
to where it belongs but there is no chance of us being promoted the
way things are going.
"Training has been good and no one is slacking or taking it
easy. But there is a sense that everything is just drifting.
"This cannot go on it really can't. I feel for the good of my
career I have to get away because it is dragging me down."
Beye believes the Magpies should be looking to reappoint Alan
Shearer as manager but adds that not even the Magpies hero knows
what is going on.
"I'm really upset by what has or rather has not been going on
this summer," he confessed.
"It was hard enough dealing with the disappointment of being
relegated but things just seem to be going from bad to worse.
"I've spoken to Alan Shearer and I know how much he wanted to
get Newcastle back to the Premier League. He is a top man and
someone the players believe in.
"He had told us about what he expected when we returned to
pre-season training and I left for my holiday fully expecting him
to be in charge when I got back.
"But it hasn't happened and he doesn't seem to know what's going
on much more than anyone else."
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