Davide Santon not leaving Newcastle United

Davide Santon has revealed that he will not be leaving Newcastle United amid reported interest from Italy.

The 21-year-old Italian helped the Magpies reach fifth in the Premier League table last season following a summer transfer from Inter Milan.

Despite talk of a move to Roma, the full-back is happy with his surroundings in England.

"I know Roma are looking for a right-back and they showed interest in me some time ago, but Newcastle immediately refused to give me up," he told calciomercato.com.

"That's okay for me because I have familiarised myself in England and I have no plans to move. I've only been here for a year and it is too early to pack up and come back to Italy."

Newcastle start the new Premier League season at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, August 18.