Stoke Bid For Keegan Target!
And the man top of his list appears to be Hyypia, with the Liverpool Echo claiming he has tested Liverpool's resolve with a bid for the 34-year-old.
Benitez still regards him as an important member of the squad, though, and having only recently handing the Finnish star a new deal, he has rejected City's offer.
Keegan asked about Hyypia last January when he first arrived at Newcastle as manager.
NEWCASTLE UTD ... THE SEASON SO FAR:
HARTLEPOOL 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 4 (Duff 3, Guthrie)
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Given (Forster 65), Edgar (Tozer 62), Enrique (Guthrie 46), Cacapa (Morris 71), Taylor, Duff, Milner, Butt, N'Zogbia, Martins (Ameobi 46), Smith.
DONCASTER 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 0
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Harper (Krul 57), Taylor, Bassong, Cacapa (Edgar 64), Enrique, Geremi (Tozer 78), Guthrie, N'Zogbia, Duff, Ameobi, Smith.
HERTHA BERLIN 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 0
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Harper (Krul, 63); Geremi, Taylor, Cacapa, N'Zogbia; Milner, Guthrie, Butt, Gutierrez (Enrique, 70); Ameobi (Duff, 59), Smith.
REAL MALLORCA 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 0
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Harper (Forster 57), Taylor, Bassong, Cacapa, Enrique, Geremi, Guthrie (Donaldson 70), Edgar, Duff, Smith, Milner
NEWCASTLE UTD 2 PSV EINDHOVEN 2 (Taylor,Guthrie)
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Given, Beye (Edgar 58), Taylor, Cacapa. Enrique, Duff, Guthrie, Butt (Bassong 90), Geremi (Donaldson 58), Gutierrez, Milner (Danquah 90).
NEWCASTLE UTD 2 VALENCIA 1 (Duff, Milner)
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Given, Beye (Bassong 85) N'Zogbia, Cacapa (Edgar 85), Taylor, Milner, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Butt, Duff, Martins (Smith 63).
MAN UTD 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Martins)
NEWCASTLE: Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Duff, Martins.