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Pardew raps reluctant Erdinc: Newcastle far bigger club than PSG

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has slammed Mevlut Erdinc for staying at PSG.

Pardew insists Toon are the bigger club.

"If the boy wants to stay at his club and be third choice and doesn't want to come to Newcastle, then I don't want him because Newcastle, for me, are a bigger club," said Pardew.

"I'm not being disrespectful and I know Paris are in the Champions League, but with our stadium, our support and the squad we've got, we're the bigger club.

"It's difficult to criticise the player because sometimes it's the agent or someone else not getting what he wants. But we won't bring him to the club if he doesn't want to be here."

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