Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear is adamant none of his top players will leave this month.

Asked about the rumours surrounding the likes of Shay Given, Joey Barton and Charles N'Zogbia in particular in recent days, he said: "None of those [will leave], no. That's been ongoing for ages.

"We are just in a position where we have got 11 key players missing, so it is impossible for me to even think about selling anybody else.

"We would only weaken our team and weaken our opportunities of survival."