Newcastle United striker Demba Ba hopes to fire his club into Europe.

Ba says a club of Newcastle's size deserves European football.

"Getting into Europe would be something big for me and the team," he told the Evening Chronicle. "Newcastle are a club which should play in Europe - it is a big club.

"When you look at the stadium and see the fans, the city is all about football.

"We need to get back in Europe and stay there for a while."