Newcastle manager Alan Pardew confident striker Demba Ba will stay at club after talks He played a couple of roles that were unorthodox last season to help the team, that's the sort of person he is. He wants to play through the middle and score goals, that's what he does best. The Newcastle manager confirmed Newcastle have discussed a contract with former Blackburn winger Junior Hoilett and admitted they would be interested in re-signing Andy Carroll if he became available - although he questioned whether Liverpool would actually let him leave on loan. Pardew also laughed off suggestions midfielder Yohan Cabaye is an £8m target for Barcelona and insisted the Magpies would only sell one of their key players for an extortionate price. "We're saying to clubs you will have to pay inflated fees for all our players because we are one of the few clubs in a strong financial position," he added. We will be strong in that. We've had no bids, we've had a few enquiries to see if those players are available and we've said no.