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Barton to stay at Newcastle?
According to Sky Sports news there was a club who finished in the top 10 of the Premier League last season interested in Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, however they are report that this club who preferred to be unnamed has withdrawn their interested.
Originally the club proposed a straight player swap, however it seems Newcastle wasn't interested in this and was instead asking for around £4 million. Sky Sports are implying that the interested club doesn't have much money it so could have been Portsmouth.
With time running out its looking like this deal is a non-starter as the player is still at Newcastle as any deal would have to be done before midnight.
A quote from Joey Barton read out on Sky Sports News said "I didnt want to comment on speculation but I didnt want to leave Newcastle because I owe the club and the fans so much because of everythnig I have put them through."
It was unlikely to be Manchester City on the other hand, they seem to be trying to splash the newly found cash on Berbatov and Robinho and seemingly every other player wanted by the football elite clubs.
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