Rafa happy for Kenedy value to soar

There are fears that Kenedy could be pricing himself out of a permanent move to the 'Magpies', and with Bayern Munich and PSG reportedly interested they would face stiff competition for his signature. 

"Yes, but if you say do you want him to score goals and the value will go up, then yes, I want him to score goals," Rafa said when asked about Kenedy's rising value.

"That is it, football is like this. If you have a good player, the value goes higher. He has the level to play in a top team - but he is in a top side already!"

Newcastle sit 10 points above the drop zone, and face Arsenal in Sunday's lunch time kick off.