Newcastle United assistant boss Terry McDermott has made it clear that manager Kevin Keegan is involved in all transfer plans this summer.

"Even though Kevin's been away, make no mistake, he's been on his phone trying his best to bring new players to this club," said McDermott. "Now we'll be coming back in this week and we're looking forward to the start of pre-season. Both myself and Kevin are great believers in a hard pre-season so that the lads are flying when it all kicks off."