The newspapers must love Newcastle for giving them so much to talk about during the International break.


Alan Shearer has ruled himself out of becoming the next Newcastle manager because he wouldn’t be able to work with a system that didn’t allow him the control of buying new players. (Sun)


Shearer distanced himself from the Newcastle job when it was last available back in January. Should shock no one considering Newcastle current state that Shearer has repeated his stance.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is preparing to sell the club for £250m after accepting he’s lost his popularity with the fans after Kevin Keegan’s departure. (Daily Mirror)


That would be over a 100 million pound profit from what Ashley paid for Newcastle last year.

Tottenham assistant coach Gus Poyet is the bookies’ favourite to get the Magpies job. (The Daily Telegraph).


Poyet would be setting himself up for failure taking that job. If a coach makes a mistake with his first head coaching job it could end up being his last.

Kevin Keegan stunned owner Mike Ashley by asking for £200m to bring in David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Frank Lampard to Newcastle before he quit. (Sun)


Somebody from inside Newcastle is trying to discredit Kevin Keegan with that one.

Former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini, is due to fly in for an interview with West Ham on Saturday. (Daily Express)


Maybe he wishes to shop in London.

Aston Villa have been told they must increase their offer to £18m to buy Dean Ashton from West Ham in January. (Daily Mirror)


If Aston Villa are within striking distance of the top four by January they just may pull the trigger provided that offer is still on the table by then.