Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew admits Shefki Kuqi will leave in the summer.
He will leave with everyone's best wishes and probably safe in the knowledge that a spell at Newcastle should make him a more appealing free agent in the summer transfer market.
Pardew told the Sunday Sun: "I don't need to recommend him to anyone else. His attitude speaks for itself. He's a player who is fortunate to be here and you know what, he accepts that.
"His mum would say 'You're lucky to be here' and he'd say 'Yeah, you're right'. But he's got the character to make the most of it.
"It would be great - absolutely brilliant - if he got a goal. It might be another scenario - we're defending a lead and he's marking a centre half and he heads it away.
"Anything like that, I'll be the first one to jump on him."
