Former Newcastle striker Darren Ambrose believes Allan Saint-Maximin has lost on-field trust in his teammates.

Ambrose believes he has lost confidence in some of his team-mates.

He told talkSPORT: "The problem I have now and what we're starting to see in Allan Saint-Maximin is it looks like he's starting to lose trust in his team-mates a little bit.

"It might have been against Brentford that he had an unbelievably mazy dribble and he laid it off to Joelinton, who missed an easy chance and should have scored.

"I think something has clicked in his head, and in the Man City game at the weekend...it was frustration. He didn't seem to be passing a lot."

When asked if he would advise Saint-Maximin for a move away, Ambrose added: "No. I would be trying to get a new contract, a lot of money with a get-out clause. You are committing to Newcastle.

"However, given his ability, you are only committing if they stay up. I'm sure they'd do that, but you are probably reaching levels where no-one would really buy that.

"You'll have to get to a level where Allan Saint-Maximin has to say I want out, this club wants me. The level they are going to need to pay, I don't think many will pay.

"It is a similar situation to [Wilfried] Zaha where £80m, no-one really wanted to pay that."