Keegan rules out Toon return

Keegan: No Toon return

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Kevin Keegan has insisted he has no interest in taking on a role as Newcastle's director of football above Sam Allardyce.

There have been reports suggesting new St James' Park owner Mike Ashley spoke to the former England boss in the summer about a role at Newcastle, but that Allardyce had blocked the idea.

And Keegan, who managed the Magpies from 1992-97, insists that he would have been a 'fool' to take a job over Allardyce's head.

Impossible

He told the BBC's Inside Sport show: "It's absolutely impossible to give Sam a job at Newcastle and then go and fetch someone who's going to be some sort of threat, it doesn't work.

"Sam would be a fool to let it happen, the guy who goes in would be a fool to accept it and the chairman, who's not a fool, would be a fool to go and do it. It doesn't work."

Keegan also admitted he is not looking to return to management and has not watched any live football since leaving Manchester City in March 2005.

"My life's gone in a different direction," he added. "I haven't watched a game of football live since my last game at City and I can't even remember what game that was now.

"So I don't think that'll happen but I do get offers to go back into football. But I made a decision that I would do something different."

Krol

Meanwhile, young Real Madrid left-back Krzysztof Krol claims Newcastle are in a race with Atalanta to secure his services.

The young Pole is behind Gabriel Heinze and Brazilian Marcelo in the Bernabeu and is keen on regular first-team football.

The Sunday Sun quotes Krol as saying: "I have some offers, and the latest have come from Newcastle and Atalanta.

"The Premiership is the best league in the world. Moreover, I'd be a first-team player at Newcastle."