Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu has been left out of Newcastle United's squad to China for the 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy in Nanjing and Shanghai.
The 27-year-old suffered an injury during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and has been given some days to recover fully.
The Magpies travel to the Far East on Saturday and players including Martin Dúbravka, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie and Sean Longstaff will be on the plane.
Atsu made 27 appearances for Newcastle United and scored one goal last season in the English Premier League.
Newcastle will play in the Premier League Asia Trophy's opening match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Nanjing Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, 17th July.
It is directly followed by back-to-back Premier League champions Manchester City against West Ham United.
Newcastle United Premier League Asia Trophy squad: Martin Dúbravka, Ciaran Clark, Paul Dummett, Ki Sung-yueng, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Jacob Murphy, Jonjo Shelvey, Dwight Gayle, Matt Ritchie, Yoshinori Muto, Isaac Hayden, Rolando Aarons, Federico Fernández, Javier Manquillo, Joselu, Jack Colback, Jamie Sterry, Karl Darlow, Freddie Woodman, Nathan Harker, Achraf Lazaar, Sean Longstaff, Matthew Longstaff, Owen Bailey, Kelland Watts, Tom Allan.
Martin Dúbravka, Ciaran Clark, Paul Dummett, Ki Sung-Yeung, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Jacob Murphy, Jonjo Shelvey, Dwight Gayle, Matt Ritchie, Yoshinori Muto, Isaac Hayden, Rolando Aarons, Federico Fernández, Javier Manquillo, Joselu, Jack Colback, Jamie Sterry, Karl Darlow, Freddie Woodman, Nathan Harker, Achraf Lazaar, Sean Longstaff, Matthew Longstaff, Owen Bailey, Kelland Watts, Tom Allan.