Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez insists it's too soon to put a line through Kenedy.

On-loan from Chelsea, there's pessimism around the prospect of Kenedy signing permanently.

But Benitez says: "My experience with players when it is so early in the season: leave them just playing well and afterwards you have plenty of time to talk about the future.

"We can be saying: 'If he is doing well, maybe he will go back to Chelsea'. But Chelsea may sign three players who can play in his position as well. Then he will see he has no chance of playing there and stays here. Still, I think it is too early to talk about that but in his head, the main thing is to just keep playing well.

"At the moment it is a loan but we have a very good relationship with Chelsea, with him and his agent so we are in a good position."