NEWCASTLE United's Peruvian winger Nolberto Solano has put his international ambitions on hold to keep himself in manager Bobby Robson's good books - and boost the Magpies' assault on the Champions' League.

Solano incurred the wrath of Robson when he reneged on a pledge not to play for Peru.

But he has firmly ruled out a return for his country in the next 12 months to concentrate on United's push for honours next season.

Peru failed to qualify for the World Cup, and Solano said: "I am thinking of Newcastle first.

"I want to play in the next World Cup, but that is a long way off.

"Peru have no competitive game until next summer when it is the Copa America, and there's no point in me travelling for friendlies.

"I will explain to Peru that Newcastle are in a good position with regard to the Champions' League and that nothing will distract me from that.

"Apart from that, I don't want to get into any more arguments with Bobby Robson.''

Meanwhile, United midfielder Stuart Green has joined Division Three side Hull City on loan for the whole of next season.

Former Liverpool and Denmark midfielder Jan Molby, who was in charge of Kidderminster Harriers last season, wants 20-year-old Green to bolster a squad which will be chasing promotion.

Whitehaven-born Green, a product of United's academy, has been a regular in the reserves and last season spent a successful three-month loan spell at Carlisle, helping the Cumbrians climb clear of the foot of Division Three with three goals in 16 appearances.

* Bobby Robson and chairman Freddy Shepherd have flown to Shanghai to further United's links with China.

United welcomed a top-level delegation from Dalian Shide, China's leading club, to the home game against Charlton last month.

And Shepherd said: "China is the last great untapped football market, but its potential for expansion is enormous and somethian tap into.''

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