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Newcastle boss Steve Bruce insists star man Allan Saint-Maximin will stay on Tyneside this summer despite him wanting pay rise on six-year deal as he plans to build team around him and Miguel Almiron

Steve Bruce says Newcastle United do not want to lose Allan Saint-Maximin this summer.

Sportsmail revealed on Friday that the 23-year-old wants an improvement on the terms of the six-year deal he signed last August after arriving for £16million from Nice.

Saint-Maximin has been outstanding for the Magpies this season and is attracting interest from elsewhere.

Steve Bruce wants to keep in-form winger Allan Saint-Maximin at Newcastle this summer
The Geordie boss praised his star man and says he wants to build the team around Frenchman

But Bruce, who has also seen Miguel Almiron linked with Atletico Madrid, said: ‘To be linked with other clubs, they have to be performing well. My job is to make sure they keep performing well and then let that other stuff look after itself.