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Hatem Ben Arfa not ruling out top four

Ben Arfa not ruling out top four
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Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa refuses to rule out the possibility of the Magpies securing a Champions League spot this season.

Newcastle United midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has refused to rule out the possibility of the Magpies finishing in the Champions League spots this season.

United have won their last four league games, leaving them just three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, and Ben Arfa believes that the side's team spirit could help them secure an unexpected spot in the top four.

"I don't know if it is the best experience of togetherness I have experienced in my career but I can say that all the players feel very good in the dressing room," Ben Arfa told the Daily Star.

"The first target is Europe, but then why not the top four? If we can keep winning we will see. We don't believe it is easy to win games in this league because every game is difficult.

"But if we can carry on with this spirit of everybody being together, then why not?"

Newcastle's next match is against relegation-threatened Bolton later today.

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