Hatem Ben Arfa has put his hand up for the Newcastle United No9 shirt.

The French ace is content wearing No 10 at United, but feels he could live with the expectations of the shirt and regards himself as both a provider and scorer of goals.

He told the Evening Chronicle: "If they had handed me the No 9 shirt, I would have had no problem pulling it on.

"It is a big shirt. But I enjoy the expectation and just want to deliver."