Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa hasn't wrote off his Newcastle United career just yet.
The Evening Chronicle says there were reports in France that his name has been circulated around Ligue 1 clubs.
But Yanga-Mbiwa took to his official Instagram account to post a picture of himself in the airport on his way back to the North East ahead of Friday's start of pre-season training.
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