The 24-year-old midfielder had been in fine form for Newcastle in the four games he played before his injury, and Ben Arfa revealed that he did fear for his career during his time out.

在那次受伤前，这位24岁的中场在为纽卡斯尔联上场的4场比赛中均有上佳表现。本阿尔发透露，在养伤期间，他确实为自己的职业生涯担忧。

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But Newcastle, who lost Hatem Ben Arfa to a suspected broken leg, levelled via a close-range Jonas Gutierrez drive.

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The 24-year-old becomes Magpies manager Alan Pardew's second signing of the transfer window after Hatem Ben Arfa completed a permanent move.

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Gerets has replaced Nasri and Cisse with Hatem Ben Arfa and Bakary Kone and hopes his side will be more of a threat this time around.

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