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Newcastle star spotted on plane: Reports claim he is on brink of deal with Euro club
ANDROS TOWNSEND appears to be on the brink of signing for Sporting Lisbon after being spotted on a flight to Portugal.
Townsend only signed for Newcastle in January from Tottenham
Townsend arrived at Newcastle in January as Steve McClaren attempted to save the Magpies from relegation.
The England winger had fallen out of favour at Tottenham and had been relegated to training with and playing for the under-21s.
And it now looks as though he is closing in on a deal having travelled to Portugal.
England will face Australia in Sunderland on Friday night (7.45pm) and having not featured against Turkey on Sunday, Townsend will be desperate to make it back in time to stake a claim for a spot in the squad to travel to France.