Hatem Ben Arfa expects to remain a Newcastle United player beyond the summer transfer deadline.

The Evening Chronicle says the French playmaker is content to fight for his place at United.

And he intends to bide his time in the second string as he looks to regain his full match fitness.

Ben Arfa was superb on Monday night for the reserves in victory over Reading.

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