On a day Newcastle announced the release of three first team players including Argentina international&nbsp; Jonas Gutierrez, The Magpies suits have stated that Sammy Ameobi will be retained.<br /><br />It means the 23 - year - old has been offered a new contract as his former agreement would have expired on June 30,2015.<br /><br />In the 2014 - 2015 campaign, the former England youth international appeared 25 times in the Premier League with two goals to his name.<br /><br />Ahead of the opening of the transfer window, he was reportedly on the radar of Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Brom, Everton and Burnley.<br /><br />Sammy Ameobi has been on the books of Newcastle United for the past seven years.<br /><br />Photo Credit: journallive.co.uk<br />