Newcastle United are in something of a funk right now. Struggling to scale the heights they managed last season on the field, FFP constraints are believed to be frustrating those behind the scenes off of it. It all makes for a reasonably bleak January transfer window for Newcastle, who are yet to sign a player and have seen key players linked with a move away. Now, it seems a player the club have held a reasonably long-standing interest in has little desire to join. Emile Smith Rowe: Newcastle transfer newsIndeed, Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe has been linked with a move to St James’ Park since l…