Derby manager Paul Jewell has confirmed the club have turned down a verbal offer from Newcastle for Giles Barnes.The highly-rated 19-year-old has previously been linked with Tottenham but Jewell revealed the Magpies are the only side who have made a bid for the midfielder.He said: "They (Newcastle) did come up with an offer, a verbal offer, but it was nowhere near our valuation."
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