Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear knows there's great interest in his French midfielder Charles N'Zogbia.

Kinnear said: "Charles has got all the ability in the world, but I think he's been fighting himself as much as anything else.

"There's never a week gone by when he's not been leaving us, whether it's coming from his agent or anyone else.

"I have always had high regard for him. But the point was that Damien Duff's been playing out of his skin and Jonas [Gutierrez] has been going reasonably well.

"It's tough. It's hard for me to find places for all three of them, even though people will tell me that Charles can play in the centre of midfield.

"At the same time, I like my midfield players to be able to track back and pick up - and Charles is a very offensive player.

"He's got lots of ability in the last third of the pitch, but I wouldn't want to see Charles hanging around outside our back four in the last third of our pitch.

"It's about putting players in the best positions for them, so you know you're going to get the best out of them."