Carroll has recently been linked with a move away from the Magpies, but new manager insists he has been given assurances that the striker will not be sold in January.
“Andy Carroll’s future was one of the items at the top of my agenda,” Pardew told The Telegraph.
“He needs to stay. He is the No.9 of Newcastle. He is someone the fans have bought into.
“As long as I am here I will be doing everything I can to make sure he stays. In the short term he is staying. And he has just signed a new contract for five years. I have had reassurances about that 100 per cent, he is staying here.”
Pardew added: “When I sat down with Derek [Llambias, managing director] last night, Andy Carroll came up and he stays.
“The No.9 shirt is legendary and he has shown he is big enough to wear it. It would be a massive, massive blow if he left but I am sure he will stay.
“Andy Carroll was at the top of my list of questions because he needs to stay. This club has been crying out for another No.9 and he looks like he’s fitting the bill, so I made it very clear that he needs to stay.”
