Manchester City reject £8m Magpies bid for midfielder Michael Johnson

Manchester City's Michael Johnson will not be joining Newcastle Newcastlehave had an £8million bid for Michael Johnson knocked back by Manchester City.The Magpies have been linked with a move for the England Under 21 international throughout the transfer window but City insist they do not want to sell their best young players.Johnson, 20, has also attracted recent interest from Wigan and Fulham.The two clubs have already done business in the January transfer window with goalkeeper Shay Given leaving Tyneside for Eastlands. DEADLINE DAY: All the transfer news as it happensPICTURE SPECIAL: Sleepless Given trains with new Man City team-mates in the snow after sealing move from NewcastleMANCHESTER CITY FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NETNEWCASTLE FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET  

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