The great performance of Newcastle this season can not be separated from their midfielders, one of which is Cheick Tiote.

The Ivory Coast midfielder turned out to attract the attention of the Chelsea coach, Andre Villas-Boas (AVB), who wants him at Stamford Bridge.

Newcastle coach Alan Pardew’s realize that his player is being targeted by several clubs. He immediately asserted that Tiote will not be released at a cheap price even though he was bought from Twente with a transfer value of only £ 3.5 million last season.

Pardew had wanted to maintain the 25-year-old player, but he will not reject if there is a great offer for Tiote.

According to Mirror Football, Chelsea will be preparing a bid of around £ 20 million to try to bring Tiote in the upcoming January transfer window.

Newcastle has plans to bring in two new players in January, but if Tiote actually leaves, it is not impossible that the Magpies will target one more player in the midfield.