Miguel Almiron has revealed he never said he wanted to quit Newcastle United.
The Toon playmaker’s comments about wanting to play for a team that “fights more” were aired on radio in Paraguay earlier this year.
But, while his agent was also slammed by Steve Bruce for making unhelpful remarks about Almiron, the player, speaking to Sky Sports, said: "What I was speaking about has been wrongly interpreted.
"At no point was I suggesting I wanted to play for another team.
“As I've been saying, I'm very happy in Newcastle and all I'm thinking about is helping the team achieve its goals of improving."
Looking ahead to the immediate challenge on Tyneside, Almiron said: "In the short term, the focus is fully on keeping Newcastle in the Premier League and finishing the season well.
“We want to reach as high as we can in the league and right now, I'm not looking too far beyond this."
