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Cheick Tiote is not for sale, says Newcastle coach Newcastle United coach insists that Magpies Ivorian fullback Cheick Tiote will stay at St James' Park
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew confirmed Thursday that the Magpies' Ivorian fullback Cheick Tiote will stay at St James' Park, denying any possibility of selling the player in January. The Ivorian player produced a string of strong performances with Newcastle in the Premier League this season and was linked to some of the Premier League's biggest clubs, like Chelsea. "He's a big target because he's a great player, and great players are going to be targets.” Pardew was quoted as saying by Sky Sports. "We are always on our guard with Cheick because we realise that to us, he is very, very important and it would be very, very difficult to get him out of here," he added Former FC Twente, Tiote joined Newcastle in 2010 and is due to stay with Newcastle until 2017.