Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear has revealed he's made an approach to Rangers for midfielder Barry Ferguson.

"I have enquired about Ferguson, but we will wait and see what the outcome of that is," said Kinnear.

"We are finding it difficult to bring certain players from clubs. Our bids haven't been accepted so far.

"The problem is two or three clubs are in for the same players. At the moment, there could be teams bidding more than us.

"It would help if I could move some of the players here and get the finances in that way. But we have had no bids for them."