Islam Slimani could be in contention to face Huddersfield Town in the Premier League on Saturday after joining in with training this week.
The on-loan striker is yet to make his Magpies debut after joining from Leicester City in January, but he did returnto action for Algeria duringthe international break, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Iran.
He returned to Tyneside to join in Thursday's training session under the watchful eye of Rafael Benítez - and club photographer Serena Taylor was there to capture this exclusive gallery fornufc.co.uk...