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Toon out to entice O'Neill
Managerless Newcastle are set to approach Martin O'Neill this week, but the former Celtic boss could prefer to wait for the England job.
The Magpies are stepping up their hunt for a new boss to replace Graeme Souness and have reportedly made O'Neill their first choice.
He could command a 2.5million-a-year salary at St James' Park but the Ulsterman is also believed to be high on FA chief executive Brian Barwick's shortlist of candidates to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Sources close to O'Neill claim the 53-year-old would favour England over Newcastle as he would be able to spend more time with his sick wife Geraldine between international fixtures.
Toon chairman Freddy Shepherd will therefore step up his efforts to woo O'Neill, with the FA unlikely to make any significant moves until after their next board meeting on February 27.
Former Bayern Munich boss Ottmar Hitzfeld has also re-emerged as a leading contender to take over on Tyneside, with some reports claiming the 1997 and 2001 Champions League-winning coach is flying in for talks on Monday.
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