Newcastle United £40m star left behind as Eddie Howe’s squad travel to the United States

Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United squad are travelling to the United States today — without Joelinton.

The Brazilian missed the 2-1 win at Rangers on Tuesday night in the Allan McGregor Testimonial because of a visa issue. Joelinton was called to London and did not travel to America with his teammates on Wednesday morning.

United will visit Philadelphia, Atlanta and New Jersey in a 10-day long trip where they will take on Aston Villa, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion as part of the Premier League Summer Series.

The first match is against Villa during the early hours on Monday morning (kick-off 12:00am) and Howe is hoping to have Joelinton back available. The 26-year-old, who could travel separately, is yet to feature in pre-season.

Explaining Joelinton’s absence at Ibrox, Howe said: “It was a late complication. Joe knew he had to go to London [Tuesday] because there was complications with the visa. We hope he can join us in America but he probably won’t come with us initially but within a couple of days.”

Joelinton last played when he represented Brazil for the first time in June against Guinea and Senegal.

When back from the US, Newcastle take part in the inaugural Sela Cup, which will see them take on Fiorentina and Villarreal on August 5 and August 6 at St James’ Park. A week later, Howe’s open up the Premier League season versus Villa.