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DeAndre Yedlin insists he is “settled” at Newcastle United - and hopes to stay for a “long time”.

The 23-year-old joined the Magpies in a £5million deal from Tottenham Hotspur last summer and played an important role in the Magpies’ Championship-winning campaign.

USA international Yedlin - who provided an assist during his nation’s 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday - scored one goal and created another five during 27 second-tier appearances for United last term.

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And the right-sided player - who can play full-back, wing-back or winger - sees his long-term future as being at St James’ Park.

The 45-cap international moved to Spurs from Seattle Sounders in January 2015, before a season-long loan spell at Sunderland, but now he feels he has found the best club for himself.

“There’s something to be said for not worrying about the next move,” Yedlin - who has four years remaining on his Magpies deal - told The Washington Post.

“It’s good to finally be settled in one place and hopefully for a long time.

“The passion [here] is like no other place in the country.”

When Yedlin first signed for Newcastle, he received online abuse from some Sunderland fans.

Few players represent both rival clubs, but Yedlin insists he had to make the decision for the betterment of his own career - even if Newcastle were a Championship side at the time.

“It was mostly on social media,” Yedlin explained about the abuse he received from a portion of Black Cats fans for crossing the Wear-Tyne divide.

“I’d see Sunderland fans in the streets; they haven’t been bad to me.

“There will be the occasional fan asking why I would go to Newcastle.

“I don’t expect them to understand. It’s my career and I had to make a choice.

“At first I didn’t like the idea of going down a league.

“I know a lot of people would question what I did, the risk I took, but I felt it was the necessary step in my career - [and] it paid off.”