It looks like Ben Arfa will not be joining Newcastle again as he is still suffering from injury.

Hatem Ben Arfa will carry on to miss playing with Newcastle as he is still injured

Alan Pardew thought Ben Arfa recover soon. It will have to wait a bit. Hatem Ben Arfa injured since November, was supposed to make his return to the Europa League match against Metalist Kharkiv.

Alan Pardew expected to see Ben Arfa come back but that won’t be happening as the young Frenchmen is still injured

However, according to the Daily Star, the former player of Lyon and Marseille sees his return once again postponed. He was confined to his bed during the match against Chelsea at St James Park (3-2). “There is suffering and missed four or five days of training. We thought he might come back for two European matches but it seems compromised. It should return for the trip to Southampton”, hopes his coach.