Lawson
28th January 2005, 01:24 PM
Graeme Souness has told Craig Bellamy he has no future at St James' Park while he is Newcastle manager.
The 25-year-old striker accused Souness of lying over his exclusion at Arsenal.
The Welshman has been left out of the squad to face Coventry in the FA Cup and Blackburn, Birmingham and, Portsmouth have made enquiries.
"He can't play for me ever again," Souness told BBC Radio Newcastle. "He can't go on television and accuse me of telling lies."
Bellamy was fined two weeks' wages after the interview but the Wales international striker was not placed on the transfer list.
However, chairman Freddy Shepherd described his behaviour as "totally unacceptable and totally unprofessional".
Souness' stance means that if the player remains on Tyneside after Monday's transfer deadline, he will be frozen out of the first team at St James' Park.
And with a price tag of about £7m, Bellamy's short-term hopes rest with a loan deal.
Bellamy started his career at Norwich - who have also shown an interest - scoring 34 goals in 91 appearances over four seasons before moving to Coventry in the summer of 2000 and then onto the Magpies.
(copied from bbc!)
The 25-year-old striker accused Souness of lying over his exclusion at Arsenal.
The Welshman has been left out of the squad to face Coventry in the FA Cup and Blackburn, Birmingham and, Portsmouth have made enquiries.
"He can't play for me ever again," Souness told BBC Radio Newcastle. "He can't go on television and accuse me of telling lies."
Bellamy was fined two weeks' wages after the interview but the Wales international striker was not placed on the transfer list.
However, chairman Freddy Shepherd described his behaviour as "totally unacceptable and totally unprofessional".
Souness' stance means that if the player remains on Tyneside after Monday's transfer deadline, he will be frozen out of the first team at St James' Park.
And with a price tag of about £7m, Bellamy's short-term hopes rest with a loan deal.
Bellamy started his career at Norwich - who have also shown an interest - scoring 34 goals in 91 appearances over four seasons before moving to Coventry in the summer of 2000 and then onto the Magpies.
(copied from bbc!)