Ireland's Daryl Murphy set to leave Newcastle

Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed Daryl Murphy is on his way out but Rob Elliot is on course to start their Premier League return as his No 1.

The Spaniard extracted value for the €2m he paid to Ipswich Town for Murphy with the six goals he provided in their Championship-winning campaign but he’s looking beyond the 34-year-old for his top-flight firepower.

A number of Championship outfits, including his former club Sunderland, are being linked with the Waterford native but Benitez will want to recoup some of that transfer fee, especially with the Irish striker having a year to run on his contract.