Newcastle United hero Rob Lee says Michael Owen would stay if Alan Shearer took over as manager.

Lee says Shearer is ready to return to Newcastle as manager and in an interview with The Mag, Newcastle's principal fanzine, the former England midfielder said: "I know for a fact that Michael Owen and any top player would play for him.

"We have not got European football at the moment but Alan Shearer will be a magnet for the top guys."