New Newcastle chairman Chris Mort has dismissed concerns he has
an uneasy relationship with manager Sam Allardyce.
Allardyce was appointed by previous chairman Freddy Shepherd at the
end of last season but the club have since undergone a regime
change.
That has led to reports that Allardyce's position has been
undermined but Mort insists there are no problems.
Mort told BBC Radio Five Live: 'Sam and I speak most days, if not
every day.
'This afternoon we sat down together for an hour or two and went
through the squad and players we are looking to add.
'That work is continuing and we will carry on going forward.
'Our relationship is absolutely fine, we get on very well
together.'
Newcastle recently saw negotiations with West Ham over the sale of
England midfielder Kieron Dyer break down.
The Magpies initially accepted a bid of £6million but later
increased the asking price after feeling the player had been
undervalued.
Mort added: 'We got very uncomfortable with the way they were
conducting negotiations and some of the things going on about the
deal we wanted to change from our perspective.
'They were (then) not prepared to match the valuation we put on
him.'