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Exclusive: Manchester United target Tiote

Published 22:31 19/12/11 By James Nursey

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Manchester United head the queue for Cheick Tiote, but could hold fire until the summer for the in-form Newcastle star.
Tiote, 25, joined the Toon from FC Twente for £3.5million in August 2010, and the Ivory Coast ace penned a new six-and-a-half-year contract in February.
But his defensive midfield­ displays have been noted by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who has lost midfielders Tom Cleverley and Anderson to injuries and Darren Fletcher to an illness-related leave of absence.
Chelsea have also been linked with Tiote, but with Michael Essien on the mend and Spanish kid Oriol Romeu impressing, a January raid could be put on hold