Ex Newcastle United striker seals Besiktas loan

Demba Ba made 54 appearances for Newcastle United Credit: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport

Ex Newcastle United striker Demba Ba has left Chinese club Shanghai Shenua to rejoin Turkish side Besiktas.

Ba returns back to Istambul after a two year spell in China on-loan at Beskitas until the end of the season.

Ba spent two seasons on Tyneside scoring 29 goals. The 31-year-old left the Magpies for Chelsea FC before sealing a deal with Shenua a season later.

Ba recently returned from a fractured left tibia in Shanghai Shenhua's 2-1 win over Shanghai East Asia in July 2016.