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That is not meant as a slight on the community Shelvey has left behind.
Though Shelvey has uprooted from the UK, the 33-year-old said the north east was “the only place there he would want to live”.
“There’s this debate about whether Newcastle are able to attract the big players compared to the Manchester clubs and the London clubs but, until you go there, you don’t understand what it does to you,” he said.
“There are loads of things to do. I don’t care what anyone says. If players are going to…
