Toon ups Pieters bid to £7m while Bendtner remains target striker. Allegedly.

Newcastle United have allegedly increased their bid for Erik Pieters and still have Nicklas Bendtner in their sights, and Derek Llambias confirms the need to add further players to the squad. Good morning. The Toon headlines are still pretty much dominated by the Joey Barton/Gervinho 'Slappergate' incident, which is beginning to make my Earl Grey [.

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