Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew hopes their signing of Mathieu Debuchy convinces Demba Ba to stay.

The Magpies are hopeful of pushing through their protracted move for the 27-year-old Lille full-back later this week after tracking the France international for more than a year.

Pardew said: "When you sign good, senior international players, which he is, it's going to give everybody a boost, your senior players too.

"I hope that's the case - but we are still far from a deal yet."