Lopetegui confirmed there is a "little problem with two players" before the trip to Newcastle but when pressed, refused to give names. He added that Niclas Fullkrug remains out but says that the German "is improving" as he continues to recover from an Achilles tendon injury.

West Ham Unitedhave reportedly sounded out former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic as a potential replacement for Julen Lopetegui.