Newcastle NOT Bidding for Southgate

By Matthew Jones
June 9 2003

It looks like Gareth Southgate will be staying @ The Riverside as Newcastle play down transfer talks. Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle Chairman, wants to develop more youth players, and avoid signing older players.

Newcastle United have today revealed that they have no intentions of signing Middlesbrough and England defender, Gareth Southgate.

Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle Chairman, told the Sunday Sun that The Magpies' will continue to work with their youth policy and try to avoid signing older players.

Shepherd said: "No disrespect to Gareth Southgate. He's proved his worth with England and is a great player.

"But he's 32, and why would we want to break with our policy when we are seeing a side grow up together?"

TRIBALFOOTBALL.COM said: Although rumours persist linking the England international with a move away from the Riverside, Boro have repeatedly claimed that he is not for sale at any price.

Manchester United are also interested in him..or so reports claim.

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