Barton deal 'not black and white' - PFA

The Professional Footballers’ Association are desperately trying to mediate in the increasingly difficult transfer of Joey Barton to Newcastle.

The fear is that the deal could turn out to be the most difficult of the summer so far as Manchester City dig their heels in and refuse to pay the midfielder £300,000 he believes he should get from a ’signing on fee’ clause in his contract at Eastlands.