Hatem Ben Arfais refusing to leave the club while waiting for his contract to expire, despite the fact he will most probably not feature for the first team under the current manager.
He was banned from training with the senior team, sent to train with the Youth Team!
It is Ruud Gullit and Rob Lee all over again.
Upon his return to pre-season training, Ben Arfa was still not allowed to train with the first team.
Pardew has placed a £3 million price tag on his shoulders, and many clubs could be interested ... but he says he won't take up the option.