Kevin Keegan has reportedly put Everton playmaker Mikel Arteta top of his shopping list after pushing Emre towards the Newcastle exit door.


Turkish midfielder Emre has been given permission to discuss personal terms with Fenerbahce after the Magpies settled on a fee with last season's Champions League quarter-finalists.

The 27-year-old does not figure in Keegan's long-term plans for the club, unlike classy Spaniard Arteta who is now his number one transfer target.

The Toon boss is desperate inject more creativity into his side after seeing them score just 45 goals in 38 Premier League games last season.

Keegan sees Arteta as the ideal central-midfield replacement for injury-plagued Emre, and is hoping his ambitious bid for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and the chance to play in front of over 52,000 fans week-in, week-out will lure him to St James' Park.