Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy has been left out of the squad for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth-round clash against his former club Coventry following his bust-up with manager Graeme Souness.

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness faces the prospect of replacing £50m (€72m) worth of strikers in the summer if Craig Bellamy is offloaded.

Newcastle today warned Craig Bellamy’s suitors they will not get him on the cheap after slapping a £7m (€10.1m) price tag on his head.

Only Stoke City have offered Newcastle rebel Craig Bellamy another chance in English football in the immediate aftermath of his war of words with manager Graeme Souness.

Newcastle will lose a key player if Craig Bellamy’s latest misdemeanour costs him his career on Tyneside.

Newcastle today handed striker Craig Bellamy an £80,000 (€115,000) fine and branded him a fool for stepping up his row with manager Graeme Souness.

Bobby Robson has questioned whether Newcastle manager Graeme Souness was right to go public and involve chairman Freddy Shepherd in his bitter row with Craig Bellamy.