Duff on brink of Toon switch

Newcastle are on the verge of pulling off a major transfer coup as they head into this afternoon’s vital Intertoto Cup clash with Lillestrom.

While Glenn Roeder and his players were concentrating on the business of securing UEFA Cup qualification, club officials were working behind the scenes to tie up a £10m (€14.6m) swoop for Chelsea winger Damien Duff.