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Stoke City striker Michael Owen has backtracked by admitting Newcastle DID offer him a new contract before leaving the club in 2009.

The retiring former England international had previously reacted to Toon fans still bitter about his exit on a free transfer by saying: “Despite the club saying they did, they didn't ever offer me a new contract despite them putting it in the press. How could they when they had just been relegated? It would have been financial suicide.”

“I’ve seen it a million times, a club will blatantly lie to their fans to take the moral high ground leaving the player with no leg to stand on.

"I've taken the stick for years which is fine but you really don't know half of it. All will be revealed one day."

However, the 33-year-old has since returned to Twitter to 'clarify' his comments by admitting he was offered a new deal by the Magpies.

Well, that's cleared that up then!