Newcastle United influential cools transfer talk
Chieck Tiote has shrugged off transfer speculation linking him with a move from Newcastle United, and has reinstated his desire to stay at the club.
Chelsea and Tottenham have recently been tipped to be tracking the midfielder, whilst Manchester United have emerged as another club to be an admirer of the all-action midfielder.
The 25-year-old moved to St James’ Park from FC Twente in the summer of 2010, and since then has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League.
Tiote insists that he is happy with life at Newcastle, and is now a firm believer that the club can go on to qualify for Europe following their impressive start to the campaign as they remain unbeaten.
“Yeah, I’m happy at Newcastle,” Tiote told the Sunday Sun. “I have a long contract at Newcastle now and I need to stay focused because we are in a very good position.
“We have the possibility for a very, very good season but we need to stay focused and keep going like we are now.
Tiote added, “Every player wants to play in Europe and I am no different. I think that Newcastle can get into Europe, but we need to stay focused as of now and keep working together.
“It is possible for us to get into Europe but we need to stay focused and we need to keep going as we are now.”
