Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce has been assured the club isn't for sale.

He joked: "I've done such a great job in the short time I've been here that it appears the value of the club has soared. But no, Mike (Ashley) and Chris Mort, the chairman, tell me it's nonsense. As far as I'm concerned, and I've been talking to both of them, it's just speculation and there's a lot of that about."