Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has dismissed talk of him moving a league down this summer. Barton has widely been linked with an exit out of St.James’ Park after failing to agree upon a new contract with the Magpies. Barton’s team mate and close friend, Newcastle skipper Kevin Nolan, moved to Championship outfit West Ham last month after his contract talks with the Tyneside club also broke down but the controversial midfielder has insisted that he is not ready to follow in the former’s footsteps.
Newcastle have allegedly slapped a £4m tag on Barton, who could leave on a Bosman next summer for nothing if he doesn’t find a buyer this summer.
Barton wrote on social networking site Twitter that if he wanted to leave the North-East, it would only be for a Premier League side.
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