Source: Daily_Mail
Joey Barton followed by Jose Enrique out of Newcastle
Jose Enrique will follow Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan out of Newcastle after Liverpool agreed a ?10million deal for the Spanish defender.[LNB]Enrique will become the second Newcastle player who has used Twitter to criticise the club's transfer policy in the last week to move on, following the decision to allow Barton to leave on a free transfer. [LNB]And his pending departure comes as Newcastle look to become the first club to issue a blanket ban on their players using Twitter.[LNB] Get out of Toon: Jose Enrique will join Liverpool after the clubs agreed a ?10m fee[LNB]Liverpool saw off late interest from Chelsea to seal the deal for contract rebel Enrique, who will take Kenny Dalglish's summer spending to ?50m and ?107m since Andy Carroll left Newcastle for Anfield in January.[LNB]The loss of the popular Spaniard, who has refused to open talks with Newcastle over a new contract and was fined last week for his Twitter attack, will be another huge blow to supporters who are understood to be planning a protest at St James's Park this weekend.[LNB]Barton was forced to train on his own and fined two weeks' wages after he was told he can leave the club on a free transfer, with a year still left on his current ?80,000-a-week contract.[LNB] Lonesome: Joey Barton was forced to train on his own by the club[LNB] [LNB]The controversial midfielder, who earlier in the day was seen leaving the training ground with a large cardboard box of personal items, paid the price for his own Twitter rants, although Newcastle are convinced they have made the right decision to sever ties with the 28-year-old, who they believe had becomea disruptive influence in the dressing room.[LNB]Barton was in talks with a Premier League club, believed to be Aston Villa or Tottenham, while Celtic have also initiated talks with the player, though that seems an unlikely move. He is looking for aclub that can propel him back into the England set-up and give him a shot at next summer's European Championship.[LNB]Sources close to the player told Sportsmail that while he will listen to all suitors, his decision will not be financially motivated but for football reasons alone.[LNB] This charming man: Joey Barton gives the thumbs up arriving at training[LNB]Barton feels he has already wasted too many opportunities at international level and he recognises that hiscontroversial past may have counted against him.[LNB] Well read: Barton quoted author George Orwell on Twitter[LNB]But he has one cap already and is determined to prove he is worthy of a place in the England team after impressing as much as he did for Newcastle last season. For that, he feels, he needs a platform that will help him catch Fabio Capello's eye.[LNB]Barton was reserved in his Twitter dealings yesterday, announcing that he was 'made to train alone, how predictable' and later 'Ha ha the inevitable, 2 weeks wages fine has just arrived. Needless to say it shall be appealed forthwith. ?kicking aman whilst hes down ha'.[LNB]Before that the former Manchester City man became possibly the first footballer to quote 1984 author George Orwell, adding: 'In times of universal deceit telling the truth will be a revolutionary act'.[LNB] Bigmouth strikes again: Barton is a big fan of Twitter[LNB]There were allegations that Newcastlehad got fed up with the player because of a string of incidents including a dressing-room bust-up during last weekend's defeat in a friendly at Leeds.[LNB] That joke isn't funny anymore: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has finally had enough[LNB]Barton tried to put an end to the public spat with the club, saying: 'If the club want to put out all these false statements, then let them do that. Everyone here knows I speak the truth. [LNB]'I also have too much respect for my team-mates and the fans to get in a tit-for-tat war with them. I have too much self-worth and dignity.' [LNB]And in a tweet last night he said: 'I am human and I need to be loved, just like everyone else does.'[LNB]Manager Alan Pardew held a meeting with players after training yesterday and said the club would be lookingto impose a ban on the use of Twitter in future.[LNB]As well as Barton and Enrique, Nile Ranger, Danny Simpson and Wayne Routledge, who was sold to Swansea yesterday, have Twitter accounts.[LNB]Enrique, meanwhile, trained with the Newcastle first team, who are preparing for their final pre-season game at home to Fiorentina on Saturday.[LNB] I started something I couldn't finish: Barton won't see out his contract[LNB]The 25-year-old former Villarreal defender has been a target for Liverpool since the end of last season, and has delayed opening negotiations over a new contract. [LNB]Liverpool's need to sign another defender has become clear in their pre-season friendlies, conceding a total of 15 goals against the Chinese side Guangdong Sunray Cave, a Malaysian XI, Hull, Galatasaray and Valerenga of Norway.[LNB]Commenting on Monday's 3-3 draw in Valerenga, central defender Daniel Agger said: 'It just wasn't good enough, especially in the first half. We need to show we can keep a clean sheet and we have got to defend better.[LNB]'If you are a footballer, you have tobe a perfectionist. We are all the same as defenders. So far we just have to admit that (the way we have played) has not been good enough.'[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEBarton blasts Newcastle again! Star fined two weeks wages and forced to train alone Barton banished! Toon force Joey to train alone as Spurs lead chase for freebie starHot Spur! Tottenham first out of the blocks in race for Toon freebie Barton[LNB]
