'I'll combat for the shirt': Kieran Trippier insists he joined Newcastle 'for the challenge' and never for monetary causes after finishing £12m transfer from LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid
- Newcastle's newest signing Kieran Trippier says he has not joined for the cash
- The England full-back has accomplished a £12million transfer from Atletico Madrid
- 'If folks need to say it's about cash, they're entitled to take action,' Trippier stated
- 'However I do know my the explanation why - and cash isn't certainly one of them,' added the 31-year-old
Kieran Trippier says cash was not the motivating think about his choice to swap Spanish champions Atletico Madrid for Newcastle.
The England defender accomplished his £12million transfer yesterday and, whereas he'll turn into the membership's highest earner, sources say his wage is just not in extra of £100,000-per-week.
Tripper, 31, has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal on Tyneside after informing Atletico in the summertime of his want to return to England for household causes.
He stated: 'Players who have played with me and managers I've labored with, they know what sort of character I'm. I'll combat for the shirt and I really like a problem.
'I came here for the project, everything about it. There was other interest but I didn't suppose twice about becoming a member of Newcastle.
'If folks need to say it's about cash, they're entitled to take action. However I do know my the explanation why - and cash isn't certainly one of them.'
Eddie Howe has made it clear to the membership's house owners he desires to keep up a harmonious dressing-room, and a smart wage construction is essential. Everton's Lucas Digne is claimed to be asking for £200k-per-week and is now not regarded as a Newcastle goal.
Howe, in the meantime, believes the seize of a present England worldwide as the primary signing of the Saudi-led regime will ship a message to different targets.
'It is a sign that the club has a huge pull,' he stated. 'I'm not speaking financially, both. Kieran hasn't come for monetary advantages.
'He has come for the membership and the longer-term imaginative and prescient. Hopefully different gamers from around the globe will have a look at that and share his dream and imaginative and prescient.