No Liverpool deal for Jose Enrique – Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hits back at transfer claims

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Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has rejected claims that left-back Jose Enrique is on his way to Anfield in the summer.

It comes after Liverpool legend Phil Thompson had stated on Norwegian TV that a deal had been struck between the two clubs.

The left-back has been in demand this season, attracting interest from the likes of AC Milan and Bayern Munich after it emerged that the Spanish defender would not sign a new contract until he was fully certain that the Toon would remain in the Premier League, and boss Pardew has maintained that no transfer has been struck with Liverpool.

“There’s definitely no deal between the clubs – 100 per cent,” Pardew told reporters.

“He’s under contract here until next summer. And we hope to open talks on a new deal as soon as possible.

“That’s where we are.”

He added: “We want to keep our best players, and Jose’s one of them.

“As far as anything being a done deal, that’s not true. We want Jose to stay.

“Nothing’s changed.”