Newcastle star Cheick Tiote will play in a shirt carrying the logo of controversial new sponsors Wonga next season.
Speculation had suggested the Ivory Coast international, along with his fellow Muslims in the Geordies’ squad, might not be prepared to advertise the payday lender’s services so as not to risk infringing Sharia Law.
But sources on Tyneside have indicated that Tiote, 27, is comfortable with the situation.
However, the Magpies are yet to sit down with striker Papiss Cisse and discuss his objections, after it emerged that he had expressed misgivings.
Cisse, 28, headed off on international duty with Senegal at the end of the domestic campaign and, while most of Alan Pardew’s are due to return for pre-season training next week, he, Tiote, Mathieu Debuchy, Fabricio Coloccini and Yohan Cabaye have been given extra time off as a result of their post-season commitments.
As a result, club officials will not have an opportunity to talk to him in any detail on the matter until he is back on Tyneside.
The Wonga deal has proved controversial since it was announced in October last year, with civic leaders hitting out at the club’s association with the company.