NEWCASTLE have drawn a line under their pursuit of Twente striker Luuk de Jong, but remain hopeful of resurrecting their interest in his team-mate, Douglas, later this summer.

Magpies manager Alan Pardew kicked off pre-season yesterday after a frustrating few days that have seen him fail to land two of his leading summer targets, but the disappointment should be tempered by the imminent arrival of Mathieu Debuchy.

Debuchy is expected to decide on his future before the end of the week, and is set to inform his current employers, Lille, that he wants to join Newcastle.

He will not be joined by de Jong or Douglas as a delegation including managing director Derek Llambias was unable to reach an agreement with Twente officials for either player.

Newcastle's interest in de Jong is at an end as Twente rejected a final offer of £10m and later disclosed they had already received a higher bid from an unnamed club which is believed to be Borussia Monchengladbach.

The Magpies hierarchy do not believe the Holland international is worth more than £10m and have effectively admitted defeat in their attempt to secure his services.

De Jong has expressed a desire to move to the Bundesliga, with Borussia Dortmund also having indicated a willingness to talk terms with Twente officials.

Tottenham could also lodge a bid now that Andre Villas-Boas has been confirmed as their new manager, but Newcastle will not be returning to the negotiating table.

The failure to agree a deal will be a disappointment to Pardew, who had been hoping to bolster a strike force that has been shorn of Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best since the end of last season.

Pardew had also been keen to recruit Douglas, but Llambias and secretary Lee Charnley returned to Tyneside without a deal for the centre-half.

The major stumbling block in relation to the Brazil-born defender is not a transfer fee, as Twente are willing to accept an offer of around £5m, a price Newcastle are broadly willing to pay.

Instead, personal terms are an issue, with the Magpies having called off a previous pursuit of Douglas after they became infuriated with the number of people claiming to be his representatives.

The defender's personal situation is also a problem, as he is keen to remain in Holland until the end of August in order to qualify to play for the Dutch national team.

Douglas has already been granted Dutch citizenship, but FIFA's rules dictate that a foreign national must spend five years in another country in order to represent his new nation, a period that will be up at the end of next month.

As a result, Newcastle have temporarily shelved their interest as they do not feel it will be possible to make further progress at the moment.

That could change later in the summer though, and Pardew has suggested he is willing to revisit the situation before the transfer window closes.

He is also hoping to block Papiss Cisse's call-up to Senegal's Olympic squad as he does not want the striker to miss Newcastle's pre-season programme.

Cisse is due to join Senegal's pre-Olympic training camp next week, but Newcastle officials have informed the Senegalese FA that they will not be releasing him.

FIFA's rules are somewhat unclear on the subject of releasing over-age players for the Olympics, but Cisse is known to be keen to represent his country in the high-profile competition, which will see Senegal take on Great Britain in their opening game.

Further talks are planned to resolve the dispute, but the indications last night were that the Senegalese FA were in no mood to back down.

Meanwhile, Hatem Ben Arfa is one of four players to have been told they will be called before the France Football Federation's disciplinary committee to explain their conduct during Euro 2012.