Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has dismissed reports he is on his way to West Ham to join former team-mate Kevin Nolan, by confirming his return to Newcastle for pre-season training on Twitter.
The 28 year old who has 12 months left on his current contract at the club tweeted;
"Contract negotiations not re-opened. Back to NUFC on Tuesday, Happy days.
Why would I drop down a league when I can more than hold my own in the Premiership?
What benefit would it give me? None. I play this game to play against the best week in, week out."
The Mirror newspaper are currently running a story suggesting that Newcastle have put Barton up for sale for a minimum bid of £4million.
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