ANDROS TOWNSEND will not be making any decisions over his future until his international commitments with England are at an end.

The Newcastle United midfielder is the subject of mounting interest from a number of sides, and while the Magpies would ideally like to hold on to him as they prepare for life in the Championship, there is an acceptance they could struggle to retain a player who could star at the European Championships this summer.

Townsend found himself the subject of reports in Portugal yesterday morning suggesting he was on the verge of a move to Sporting Lisbon.

Further reports even emerged suggesting Townsend had been given permission to leave England’s training camp in Manchester to discuss a possible move to the Portuguese capital, but they were quickly proved to be false.

Instead, sources close to Townsend insist the winger has shelved all thoughts of his future in order to give himself every possible chance of making it into Roy Hodgson’s final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.

The former Spurs wide man is one of four or five players thought to be at risk of missing out as Hodgson prepares to trim his current 26-man group ahead of the May 31 deadline for the final submission of squad lists to UEFA.

Having been an unused substitute in England’s weekend win over Turkey, he is likely to be involved at some stage when Hodgson’s side face Australia in a friendly at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Friday, and his full focus is trained on preparing for the game on Wearside.

He will meet the Newcastle hierarchy to discuss his future at some stage, but it will not be until his commitments with England are complete.

Those discussions are likely to involve Rafael Benitez, with the Spaniard still expected to be confirmed as Newcastle’s long-term manager before the end of the week.

The technicalities of rewriting Benitez’s contract are almost complete, with the process having been complicated by the need to run things past the manager’s agent and legal team, who are based in Spain.

Meanwhile, Newcastle’s total income from prize money and television revenue last season was £72.8m, a figure that represents a drop of £5m from the previous season.