Newcastle midfielder Emre is fighting a fitness battle to be ready for the opening match of the new season at Bolton.

He joined up with his team-mates in the Austrian 'boot camp' earlier this week having paid a visit to top German doctor Hans Muller-Wohlfahrt and is desperate to get out on to the training pitch after missing the early sessions.

Emre missed the end of the campaign with an ankle problem.

Emre: "I don't think I can do any ball work for three weeks, but hopefully I will be ready for the start of the new season. I cannot wait. I will just have to wait and see what happens.

"We will do much better next season with the new players here.