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In one of shock moves of the summer, Newcastle are considering a move for former star Lee Clark.
The 32-year-old is a free agent after being released by Fulham at the end of last season and he had been in talks with a number of clubs including Southampton and Leeds.
However, Newcastle have now approached Clark about a return to his hometown club and he is now training again with The Magpies.
Clark spent eight years at St James' Park after coming through the youth ranks, but a fall out with the then manager Kevin Keegan saw him sold to local rivals Sunderland.
The Wallsend ace was instrumental in helping Sunderland to promotion to The Premiership in 1999, but his Geordie heart ruled his head the following summer when he wore a t-shirt with an offensive comment about his Wearside employers.
Following that incident Sunderland had little option but to sell him and Clark was snapped up by Fulham, where he stayed for six years before departing Craven Cottage earlier this summer.
Clark is now hoping to win a contract with the club he never wanted to leave, although even he must have thought that the chances of him pulling on a Newcastle shirt had long gone. |
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