Newcastle new boy Jonjo Shelvey denies having an attitude problem after leaving Swansea under difficult circumstances.

"I want game time. I was told I didn't suit the style of Swansea's play by the manager," the 23 year old England international said. "I never once asked to leave, I never came out in an interview to say that.

"It's just that I wasn't going to play, wasn't getting my chance and I needed a new challenge. I was lucky a massive club showed interest in me and I'm a very fortunate boy to be here, and I realise that.

"The Swansea fans got on my back a bit at the end, without knowing what was going on behind the scenes. I was training hard and competing for a place in the team.

"I'd played the majority of games in the season and picked up five bookings - I was suspended and didn't come back. I never got a chance of getting back in the team, so I felt I was a bit hard done by.

"The fans got on my back and said I had a bad attitude without really knowing what was going on behind the scenes.

"Obviously it is going to be Swansea's loss in the end. I'm just lucky enough to find a club in Newcastle that have shown interest in me."