New Midfielder? Do We Need One?

However he could be in a battle with Manchester United for the Argentine international,and the player is keeping his options open: "I must consider all offers that arrive for me. Could I leave in January? It would depend on what is offered, but I can't rule out anything.

"Everybody knows that the career of a sportsman is very limited in time and it is not wrong to remember that this would be my last good contract."

Souness already has a glut of midfield players and may have to sell before making a serious move for Duscher - with Amady Faye one of the favourites to head out the Toon exit door.