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Martins in new deal talks

01 Aug 2007 - 12:34:10

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Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins has once again stated his intention to stay on Tyneside and insists he knows nothing about any proposed switch to Arsenal.

The Nigeria international was expected to leave St James' Park this summer after going missing before the final game of last season against Watford.

But the 22-year-old is now talking about signing a new long-term deal with the Magpies, telling Kick Off: "We are talking, that is all I can say for now.

"Like I told you before, all I knew about the Arsenal thing was what I saw in the media.

"I am a Newcastle player and my part is to score goals for Newcastle and I am happy to be doing that.

"It is always good to score goals and for me, it is important to improve every season.

"I scored 17 goals last season so this season maybe I should be looking at doing better than that. Twenty goals is possible and I hope I can do that.

"Both Viduka and Owen are great players and it shows that the manager is serious about achieving something this season. But I want to play all the time and, as long as I am scoring goals, I think I can make it hard for him not to play me.

"Even when I am not scoring, I can make myself a problem for the other team and allow my team-mates to score."