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title: "Liverpool target Jamaal Lascelles says he is staying put at Newcastle"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Matthew Sweeting"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2018-05-22T09:36:51Z"
modified: "2018-05-22T09:36:51Z"
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# Liverpool target Jamaal Lascelles says he is staying put at Newcastle

Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has ruled out the possibilty of a summer move away from St James’ Park in this transfer window, according to the [Northern Echo](https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/16240910.Lascelles_rules_out_a_summer_move_from_Newcastle/).

The centre-back has been [linked](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/05/21/liverpool-consider-moves-for-james-tarkowski-and-jamaal-lascelles/) with a move to Liverpool in recent weeks, after a season which has seen him named as one of the ‘most consistent’ defenders in the league.

![Gareth Copley/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/05/926780694.jpg)

The former Forest man just missed out on a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad but has no desire to leave the North East club for better things any time soon.

The Magpies skipper said:

> I’m very happy here. You hear things, you hear rumours and stuff, but I’m a young player and I need to be playing football at a good club – and that’s what this is.

The 24-year-old has been linked with both Liverpool and Chelsea but Rafa Benitez has developed a great relationship with the Englishman and will likely be desperate for him to stay.