Bellamy aims to stay at Newcastle

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Craig Bellamy insists he does not want to leave Newcastle and plans to return for pre-season training, despite his bust-up with boss Graeme Souness.

Everton and Aston Villa lead the chase for the 25-year-old, who was sent out on loan to Celtic after publicly branding Souness "a liar".

Bellamy said: "The squad are back on 4 July and I will be there with them.

"I have two years left on my Newcastle United contract and at no time have I ever said that I want to leave."

And he said he would even train with Newcastle's juniors if he was ordered to do so by Souness.

Bellamy added: "Whether I train with the kids is not up to me. But if that's what I am told to do, then that's what I'll do.

"All I can do is act in a professional and respectful manner and see what happens after that. I will be keeping my head down and just getting on with my job.

"At this moment I am not interested in moving anywhere else.

"What I will say is that the summer has flown by and I can hardly believe that it's time to report back for training."