West Ham United defender Anton Ferdinand has snubbed a move to Premier League rivals Newcastle United.

23-year-old Ferdinand like his older brother Rio is a product of the West Ham Academy, and has been at the Hammers since 2002, already making 138 appearances during his time at Upton Park.

Newcastle have been tracking the former England Under-21 International along with Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, with it believed that the Magpies made an offer in the region of £6million for the central-defender.

However, Ferdinand is not keen on a move to the north east and has pledged his future to the club he joined as a teenager.

United boss Kevin keegan had been keen to pair Ferdinand with England Under-21 International Steven Taylor, who himself has commited his future to the Magpies by recently signing a new deal at St James’ Park.

Irons manager Alan Curbishley is still eager to sell Ferdinand, with the need to control the east London clubs wage bill paramount.

Curbishley has already released Peruvian International Nolberto Solano, while Fulham completed the signing of Bobby Zamora and John Paintsil on Tuesday for a combined fee of £6.3million, with on loan striker Henri Camara being sent back to Wigan Athletic.

It has also been reported that new Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is interested in bringing Hammers skipper Lucas Neill and Welsh International Craig Bellamy to the Eastlands Stadium, having worked with both players before when he was in charge of Blackburn Rovers and the Welsh National side.