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Mo Diame has revealed he is relaxed about his future at Newcastle United - despite no agreement in place for him to stay as things stand.

The midfielder will trigger a new deal if he starts three more matches with the Magpies, but only has nine games left to do so.

If that does turn out to be the case, he will automatically trigger a one-year extension - something he doesn't necessarily want.

Instead, Diame wants a two-year deal which means his selection in the next few weeks will go under the microscope as only appearances in the starting XI will prevent him leaving on a free transfer, unless Newcastle change their minds and hand him an offer that will take him to 33-years-old.

Diame is also confident he will get a longer contract elsewhere if United can't accommodate his requirements.

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After appearing at West Ham, Diame was asked about his future and said: "As I have said before it will not be a problem because the club know my position.

"I am focused on what this club needs to stay up, as that is the most important thing.

"I have been playing a lot this season so it will not be a problem to find another team.

"They (Newcastle) know I want to stay.

"But it's not about me, it is about the club and what they want to do.

"I am focused on the job of staying up and there will be time in the summer to think about this."

But Diame says his first choice is to stay on Tyneside, and added: "I am happy here that's what I can say.

"I am happy at Newcastle. It was tough at the beginning but I settled down.

"If I can stay I will stay, but if I have to go, I will go. It won't be a problem."

United are still six points above the relegation zone despite the defeat against the Hammers.

Diame reflected: "We knew that the two wins at home were massive for us and were like finals.

"We won both of them and we're now in a better position.

"But the Premier League is hard and we need to keep going.

"It is just about going game by game and trying to win.

"We know what we need to stay up and if we can move further forward we will try.

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"But at the moment it is about being focused on Everton and winning this game."

Diame's future would have been sorted by now had it not been for a hip injury in January, but his absence resulted in him asking for an extra year on top of the deal on offer.

When asked about his injury, he said: "It has been longer than a month.

"But I was lucky because we had a break in Spain and it gave me more time to recover and get back.

"Now I need to get back to the top of my fitness."