Newcastle United training ground update after international star ruled out for five months with 'freak' injury
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Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope is in the ‘final stages’ of his rehabilitation process after almost five months out with a dislocated shoulder. Pope hasn’t featured for Newcastle since picking up a freak dislocated shoulder injury against Manchester United at the start of December but head coach Eddie Howe is hopeful of seeing the player back in action before the end of the season. But with just five games remaining after the trip to Crystal Palace, time is running out for the 32-year-old...

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