Kevin Keegan is being forced out of Newcastle after a bitter rift with transfer boss Dennis Wise ... after a a deadline day plan to sell Michael Owen, Joey Barton and Alan Smith.
According to the Yorkshire Post ... Keegan was given an ultimatum by club owner Mike Ashley last night - to work with Wise...or quit.
Keegan Wanted German Star But Wise Xisco!
By Nu Mad
Updated Wednesday, 3rd September 2008
The club insisted they had NOT sacked Keegan, because that would cost them a multimillion pay-off. But they confirmed holding meetings to discuss several "issues" their manager had raised.
Keeganīs list of transfer targets ended up in the bin, as transfer operators Tony Jiminez and Jeff Vetere, allegedly started making the big decisions.
Keegan rejected a plan to sell key players from an already depleted squad on deadline day.
He also wanted Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger as a replacement for James Milner. But the club failed to deliver ... and instead Wise oversaw the signing of a striker, Xisco, whom Keegan had never seen play.
Ashley and Wise wanted to cut costs by selling their three biggest earners, Owen, Barton and Smith, who together bank Ģ11million a year.
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