Best has struggled to get into the Newcastle team on a regular basis after his undisclosed fee move from the Sky Blues last January and only made five starts for The Geordies last season who were promoted to the Premier League at the end of last season.
Best, who turned down the chance to wear the coverted number nine shirt, feeling that it had to be earned, scored twice in pre-season friendlies for Newcastle but was not even on the bench for the opening league game of the season at Manchester United or today's game against Aston Villa.