Barton wants Newcastle stay

His team mate Kevin Nolan is set for a move to Championship side West Ham, and Barton has also been linked with a move away from the club.

But the controversial midfielder said: “I don’t want to leave the football club. My family is settled in the area, I love living in Newcastle. I have a great working relationship with everyone at the football club, and that’s from playing staff to coaching staff to people who work in the training ground to catering staff, everyone. I love being at the club and I’ve got no ambition to leave.”