Seems to have been a tough time for Colo but I like the statements he's come out with...
"The last few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about my future. But I am staying here, and of course I will give 100 per cent like I always do. I have been here five years and Newcastle has given me a lot and done a lot for me. I have to be true to the club.
"I will give 100 per cent. I love football and once I am on the pitch, it is different. The problems I have are outside the pitch. I heard in the city and around the club that the fans think I have my head elsewhere thinking about other things, or that I am not the same player as last season. But like I say, for me football is my life, I love it. When I am on the pitch, I give everything to win."
"Everybody in life has problems and it is normal. That is life. I am alone here with my family. We don't have grandparents here or uncles and aunties. It does make it difficult, not for me personally because I come to work everyday, but for my kids and wife.
"Here though, the club and the fans are my family at the moment. The love that they give to me with my song and on the pitch for me is fantastic. It's the best present they can give me."
