Sam Allardyce has admitted that Kieron Dyer could leave Newcastle United because of “family problems”.

Allardyce will only let the England international leave the club if the right offer is made. Dyer has been linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Manchester City in the last couple of weeks.

The Newcastle boss said: “If it’s not right for Newcastle United, Kieron Dyer will not be leaving. If it’s right for us and right for him - it can’t just be right for him and not for us.

“Those discussions will continue over the period of time it takes to come to the decision one way or the other.

“If everything falls into place for both, for us and for him, then that’s fine; if it doesn’t, then from my point of view, I have to protect the interests of Newcastle United.

“Kieron Dyer is a top player. I would like to resolve his problems - that’s what every manager has to do.

“If it’s not possible to do that while he is here at Newcastle because of the family problems he has got, it might have to be somewhere else.

“We will have to wait and see.”