Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has ruled out sending young striker Sammy Ameobi out on-loan.

The wiry youngster looks a handful and impressed when called upon against Blackburn last month - his pace and trickery a major problem for tiring top flight legs.

"Sammy is a bit different," Pardew told the Sunday Sun.

"He offers - especially with Obertan at the moment being injured - something different. We've got to see how bad Obertan's infection is but Sammy isn't going anywhere."