Chris Hughton: “He is very much still Newcastle’s player and he is desperate to get on with things and do well for the team.
“As far as I know, he is still at the club at the moment. Whether anything has happened that I don’t know about is a different matter but I’m pretty sure he’ll be playing on Wednesday.
“Him asking to leave or leaving is not something that I’m aware of. I haven’t been told by anyone that there has been a bid and I’m sure that I would be informed by someone if anything like that had happened.
"Obviously, he’s a good player and Steven has been playing well. He is obviously someone who is very important to the team.”