Keegan singles out Turkish midfield star

TURAN FOR TOON

by GARY WARD

TURKISH starlet Arda Turan is an £11million target for Newcastle.

PAT'S ALL HEART

HEARTS are keen to take Patrick Kisnorbo back to Tynecastle as Leicester look to offload players following their relegation to League One.

The Australian defender quit Tynecastle for the Foxes under Craig Levein three years ago.

But Hearts are now keen to bring him back north.

DEREK'S MORRIS DANCING

JODY MORRIS is set to sign for St Johnstone within the next 48 hours.

Saints boss Derek McInnes lured him to McDiarmid on a short-term deal.

Now the ex-Chelsea midfielder is ready to uproot his family from London to carve out a new career in Perth.

SORRY GRETNA ARE SO FRAIL

STEVE FRAIL will take no pleasure in delivering the last rites to Gretna on Tuesday.

The Hearts boss is well aware that the midweek game could be Gretna's last.

The Jambos shared in Gretna's greatest day in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final which the Edinburgh side won on penalties.

Frail, above, said: "The situation at Gretna is very sad. I don't know all the ins and outs, but it's a sad situation if it does turn out to be their last game.

"A lot of people have worked hard to give them success and that's what they got.

"Two years ago they were in the Scottish Cup Final against us and it was a great day.

"They nearly nicked the Cup from us and going on their performance that day alone it would have been deserved.

"They've since come into the SPL but it just hasn't worked for them. It will be a sad day for them, but my concentration will be on Hearts and what we do on Tuesday."

QPR WANT RAMAGE

QUEENS PARK RANGERS hope to tie up a deal for Peter Ramage despite boss Luigi De Canio's departure.

The Newcastle defender was offered a three-year deal after meeting De Canio — axed on Thursday — and chairman Gianni Paladini earlier this week.

Ramage, 24, wants to leave Newcastle and his contract expires next month. Norwich and Wolves are interested but QPR are his preferred choice.

ROY KEANE ON TONGE

SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane is ready to battle old pal Mark Hughes for the signature of Sheffield United midfielder Michael Tonge.

The 25-year-old is a loyal servant at Bramall Lane but might finally be tempted to take the step up to the Premier League.

Both Hughes' Blackburn and Keane's Sunderland will bid £2million for the former Manchester United youth player.

MEARS TO BORO

TYRONE MEARS is set for a £500,000 summer move to Middlesbrough.

The Derby full-back's season was blighted by injury and Boro will agree to pay a bigger fee based on his appearances next season.

That will mean 25-year-old Mears, who can play on the right-hand side of defence or midfield, could cost them up to £1million.

LETO PASSPORT FARCE

LIVERPOOL'S Sebastian Leto may see his Kop career cut short by a passport fiasco.

Leto, 21, has not played for the club since December as Italian cops are probing the validity of thousands of citizenship decisions.

The Argentinian, who has an Italian grandparent, has been caught up in the mess and Liverpool are not prepared to risk playing him until the probe is concluded.

Boss Rafa Benitez favours sending the winger on loan to Spain but may have to sell.

BARRY BOUND FOR KOP

GARETH BARRY will tell Aston Villa this week he wants to join Liverpool.

The England midfielder has decided he wants to quit the Midlands club after 10 years.

LIVERPOOL WANT MILNER

NEWCASTLE winger James Milner is a shock target for Rafa Benitez in a player swap deal.

The Geordies are interested in five Liverpool first-teamers, with John Arne Riise and Jermaine Pennant top of their list.

Sammy will be Benitez' No.2

LEE LIVERPOOL RETURN

By CHRIS BASCOMBE

SAMMY LEE will be Liverpool's new assistant manager. The ex-Bolton boss and former Anfield coach will make an emotional return after finalising his contract dispute with the Reebok club.

Lee left Liverpool in 2004 to work full-time for England before being tempted to Bolton by Sam Allardyce.

Porto winger is £20m target

CHELSEA CHASE QUARESMA

CHELSEA have put Porto's flying winger Ricardo Quaresma on the top of their summer shopping list.

Manager Avram Grant has been disappointed by Chelsea's wide-men this season — especially Florent Malouda and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

O'NEILL WANTS LEICESTER PAIR

MARTIN O'NEILL has lined up a £2.5million raid on his former club Leicester for Joe Mattock and Richard Stearman.

The Aston Villa boss will test the resolve of Foxes chairman Milan Mandaric with an offer for the two England Under-21 internationals.

SHOLA DEAL DROPPED

STOKE chairman Peter Coates is ready to axe Shola Ameobi's £4million move to the Britannia Stadium.

City paid a £600,000 loan fee for the Newcastle hitman to boost their successful promotion campaign and a permanent deal was expected to be completed in the summer.

SOL BOUND FOR SPAIN

VILLARREAL say Sol Campbell will join them when his Portsmouth contract runs out next month.

According to reports from Spain, the central defender has agreed to join up with his former Arsenal team-mate Robert Pires.

Portsmouth want Campbell, 33, to stay but it is becoming increasingly likely he will quit after Saturday's FA Cup Final against Cardiff. Newcastle have also expressed an interest in signing him.

KEANE CLEAR-OUT

SUNDERLAND are prepared to sell Kieran Richardson and Paul McShane at knockdown prices — with Premier League new-boys West Brom set to pounce.

Black Cats boss Roy Keane signed the pair for £8.5million last summer but will now accept a combined £5m for the duo.

Espanyol defender Torrejon is top target

SPURS ON THE MARC

By GEOFF SWEET

TOTTENHAM are eyeing Espanyol centre-half Marc Torrejon.

The £5million-rated Spanish Under-21 star is a team-mate of fellow defender Daniel Jarque, who has also been on Spurs' radar.

The older brother of Chelsea star is on Brown's radar

HULL SPY KALOU No2

HULL want to sign Bonaventure Kalou — the older brother of Chelsea's Salomon.

Burnley bid for top-flight two

COLE AND SUN CHASE

SUNDERLAND striker Andy Cole and Manchester City defender Sun Jihai are being lined up by ambitious Burnley boss Owen Coyle.

Cole had a loan spell with the Clarets this season and is heading back after being released by Roy Keane’s Black Cats.

Nigeria boss picks Everton players for FIVE matches

MOYES ON COLLISION COURSE

by LUKE NICOLI

NIGERIA coach Shaibu Amodu is on collision course with Everton boss David Moyes after naming Yakubu, Joseph Yobo and Victor Anichebe in his 27-man squad for FIVE punishing matches in just THREE weeks next month.