Chancel Mbemba is seemingly on the verge of leaving Newcastle United, and the club's supporters have been reacting to his potential departure.

Indeed, Mbemba is heading to Portuguese giants Porto in an £8m deal, as covered by The Mirror on Wednesday evening.

Mbemba moved to Newcastle from Anderlecht in the summer of 2015, and the 42-time Congo international made 33 Premier League appearances during his first season at the club.

The centre-back made just 12 Championship appearances during the 2016-17 season, however, before featuring on just 11 occasions last term.

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The 23-year-old is regarded as a talented defender by many people in the game, but Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is seemingly not a fan.

Porto are believed to be on the verge of sealing a deal for Mbemba, and it would be fair to say that the Newcastle fans are not exactly over the moon with the news.

Indeed, many of the supporters feel that the club will be made to regret the sale in the coming years as the defender goes onto bigger and better things.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below: