Byline: LEE RYDER
Beye arrived in 2007 and quickly became a fan favourite, while Bassong spent just one season at the club, during the 2008/09 campaign, before moving to Tottenham Hotspur.And Bassong, who United picked up pounds 8m for two years ago, is understood to be available for half of the price he was sold for during the Chris Hughton era.However, both pushed hard to get out of the club after United were relegated to the Championship. Since then, neither player has been able to nail down a first-team place at their new clubs.The transfer search has still been in full swing during the Magpies' tour of the States and, with Newcastle due back on Tyneside today, that search was set to continue.FORMER STAR Sebastian BassongCAPTION(S):Both players walked out on the Magpies in the aftermath of relegation, but enjoyed cult hero status during their short stays on Tyneside.Beye is available on a free transfer from Aston Villa with his contract at Villa Park set to expire at the end of the season, and it is unlikely that he has a future in the second city.Pardew's main concern is finding a leftback and a striker in the remaining period of the transfer window. The Chronicle reported yesterday that experienced strikers such as Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch were under consideration, while leftbacks Nicky Shorey of West Brom, Stephen Warnock of Aston Villa and Manchester City's Wayne Bridge are also on the Magpies' shortlist. A Toon source said today: "There are other priorities at the moment. "The manager is focusing on getting in the striker he needs. "And the fact that a left-back is needed in the event of Jose Enrique leaving is also not lost on anybody here. "It is very much a case of judging Newcastle's business when the window is closed."NEWCASTLE United have turned down the chance to take back old boys Sebastian Bassong and Habib Beye.
FORMER STAR Sebastian Bassong
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