Albert Luque's position at Newcastle United remains in limbo after seeing a move to Levante collapse yesterday.
Levante officials last night pulled the plug and instead paid £340,000 to sign Christian Rigano from Messina. Luque's wage demands are understood to have been responsible for the collapse and, although Feyenoord have registered an interest in recent weeks, the player's prohibitive personal terms seem certain to keep him in the North-East.