Callum Roberts 'clear' on Notts County absence rumours in message to the fans

Notts County's star winger Callum Robers insists there is "no issue" between him and the club and says he is focused on winning his place back in the team.

The former Newcastle winger took to Twitter this afternoon to set the record straight over his absence from the Magpies' squad, having last played in a 3-0 defeat at Stockport last month.

Roberts played for England C last weekend in a defeat to Wales but did not feature in the 3-0 win over Southend at the weekend, fuelling more speculation among the fans.

But Notts head coach Ian Burchnall laughed off social media rumours there had been a falling out, insisting that Roberts was working on his return to fitness after illness.

Now Roberts has clarified the situation himself in a message to supporters and tweeted: "Just want to be clear - there is no issue between me and the club.

"The lads are in great form and after being ill and missing a lot of training recently, I know I've got a job on my hands to get back into the team.

"My focus is getting a good week's training with the lads under my belt and helping get three points at Torquay. COYP."