Keegan to look North

Toon boss considering Scottish talent

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Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is considering summer moves for a number of players from the Scottish Premier League.

The Magpies manager is already looking ahead to next season and was at Ibrox last Thursday to watch Rangers beat Werder Bremen 2-0 in the Uefa Cup.

Keegan has already been linked with a possible move for Celtic winger Aiden McGeady and clearly needs to bring new faces to St James' Park.

The first task facing the Toon boss is staving off the very real threat of relegation with the club in freefall and just three points above the drop zone.

But with Mike Ashley's substantial financial backing at his disposal, Keegan is expected to embark on a summer spending spree.

Talent

He said: "I think you will see more and more Premier League managers looking at Scotland because there is some talent here.

"I don't mean this disrespectfully but probably, for the last six or seven years, that wasn't always the case.

"We are like any other club, we will look for talent wherever we think it can improve us. Whether it be Scotland, Lithuania, Russia, that's what you do.

"At the moment I think Scotland has got four or five players. (Alan) Hutton has just gone down to Spurs from Rangers and I think there are others here, definitely.

"I think they will interest everybody to be honest, not just me."