Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is willing to sell Manchester United and Chelsea target Cheick Tiote.

But he insists the Ivorian will only go for 'Andy Carroll-type money'.

Pardew said: "I know we can sign two or three ­players and keep all those we have. I know we can do that. I think we will be stronger.

"And if we do lose a ­marquee player to a ­really inflated price - an Andy Carroll price - then we have got to trust our ­judgment and go into the market place and bring in an equivalent, and I think Mike (Ashley) is quite comfortable with that.

"I don't fear a big offer coming in, I expect it. I expect a bid for one of our marquee players.

"Whether it's enough money to take the player away, we will have to wait and see, but it would have to be a lot of money."