Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is keen for Joey Barton and Jose Enrique to pen new contracts after Cheick Tiote's deal.
Pardew says he plans on keeping Barton and Enrique, whose deals run out next summer.
He said: "Hopefully we can manage to keep our best players. The negotiations are never straight forward. Cheick is the story today and I'd rather focus on that.
"It was important to send out that message and Mike wanted to make that statement with Cheick. It's fantastic news for the fans - he can set the tone here."
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