It hardly helps a quick sale when Enrique is off to the States on Monday.
Alan Pardew: "I would prefer a sale so I can purchase of a replacement.
“It is not an ideal situation for us as you can imagine.
“It is difficult. We have offered him (Enrique) a massive contract for this club, but he does not seem to want to sign it.
“There is a difference between his situation and that of Joey (Barton).
"Joey seems pretty focused on Newcastle, whereas Jose…well, the noises coming out of his camp are that he wants to get a new club playing Champions League football.
“We cannot offer him that at the moment, so that seems to be his focus. Maybe that will change, but it is a moving feast.
“We have to be ready because, if he goes, it is going to leave a big hole and we will need to fill it quickly.
“That is why we will have to have a conversation about a cut-off point closer to the time. And when I say nearer to the time, I mean two weeks before the deadline.
“We’re going to have to give ourselves some sort of chance to make sure it [the Carroll scenario] does not happen again.”