As expected, the Magpies haven’t offered the 32-year-old a new deal and the writing was on the wall after the final match of the season when Alan Pardew confirmed it would be his last game in black and white
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The 32-year-old received two yellow cards in the space of seconds after protesting to referee Phil Dowd about the Reds’ second goal at Anfield
Any hopes of a comeback were severely damaged by Ameobi’s dismissal and the five minutes cameo from Dummett didn’t help either
The Magpies, who sit ninth in the table, face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, with the hosts still in contention for the league title
The Toon striker is now joint third in United’s all-time Premier League goalscorer chart with 43 goals alongside Andy Cole, after netting in the 3-0 win over Cardiff City
But the Nigerian international claims it would be hard to leave Newcastle and would consider a contract extension
Newcastle United ensured a return to the Championship for the Welsh club a year after returning to the top flight for the first time since 1962
Pardew said: “He is a very important leader. He is a player who is going to have a huge future on the coaching and managerial front himself
The long-serving striker talked about the “limited resources” available to the club’s manager after last weekend’s defeat to Swansea City
However, Ameobi is adamant that unity remains intact inside the four walls of St James’
Pieters found the net when his over-hit cross from edge of the. area looped over the head of the stranded Tim Krul, just before the break
His only strike this season came in the club’s Capital One Cup win over Morecambe
Ameobi, who will be hoping to add to his 20 appearances for United this season at Fulham this weekend, knows it is a make or break ahead of his last chance to play in the World Cup finals
Ameobi opined that the resignation of the club’s director of football, Joe Kinnear, won’t distract the Toons from their preparations for the Blues, insisting the players are focused on bouncing back in the Premier League
“I am extremely frustrated. I am playing well but not scoring goals,” he told the Evening Chronicle after missing a good chance in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Southampton
The 32-year-old is about to move into the final six months of his contract at St. James’ Park, and having just broken into the Super Eagles squad last season at the age of 31, the striker is keen to do all he can to ensure his seat on the plane to the World Cup in Brazil is booked
The Nigerian international caused problems for the Canaries defence throughout his 73 minutes on the pitch, and played a huge part in Gouffran’s strike, starting the move deep inside his own half before racing into the box to head goalwards, which City keeper, John Ruddy, spilled
Ameobi is in the Nigeria squad that made it to next summer’s World Cup in Brazil by beating Ethiopia in the final African qualifying round, and the Magpies boss sung the praises of his forward
The veteran striker scored a superb goal and set up another as Nigeria drew 2-2 with Italy in a friendly at Fulham’s Craven Cottage on Monday
Chelsea’s skipper, Terry, blocked and cleared from Ameobi after the striker had been allowed past by David Luiz