Grounded?

It seems Mr T ain't getting on no plane, fool - unless that plane is chartered by us and is bound for European climes. Our Ivorian midfield enforcer has claimed: "my future is at Newcastle". But what he doesn't specify is how exactly long that "future" might be - does it extend as far as the summer, for instance, when eternally cash-rich Chelsea are likely to firm up their interest with a serious bid...