Newcastle United news: Everton preview, Georginio Wijnaldum has 'no regrets', midfielder's future to be decided

Both Newcastle and Everton were in for Wijnaldum, who cost £14.5million, in the summer.

But the Holland international chose to move to Newcastle and he insists he hasn't looked back since.

Asked if he had any regrets, having swapped a title-winning team in PSV for a relegation fight, he said: "No, not at all. Of course not.

"It's a different challenge.

"I knew at the beginning that it could also be a tough season because last year was also a tough season."

Read his full comments here:Meanwhile, the future of an unsettled Newcastle midfielder could be sorted in the next few weeks.

Steve McClaren says he's "pleased" Cheick Tiote is back at the club after midfielder's proposed £4million move to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua broke down last month.

But he could still move before the end of the month as the transfer window in China doesn't close until the end of February.

Beijing Guoan and another unnamed club are understood to be interested in the 29-year-old.

"It fell through with the Chinese club, for some reason, so he's back at Newcastle," said McClaren.

I have to say that before he left, which we felt he had to for certain reasons, he had fantastic games against Arsenal and Watford."

Read McClaren's full thoughts here:Newcastle reporter Miles Starforth is at Goodison Park for us tonight and you can follow the game via our live blog.

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