Lovenkrands set for Toon trial

Newcastle have handed a trial to former Rangers winger Peter Lovenkrands.

The 28-year-old has been a free agent since having his contract with Schalke - the club for whom he quit Ibrox in 2006 – terminated by mutual consent earlier this month.

Lovenkrands had been expected to return to the Glasgow giants but the Denmark international will now attempt to prove his worth to Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear.

“He’s out of contract but he is coming in for us to have a look at,” Kinnear’s assistant Chris Hughton told the Northern Echo.

“He is an experienced player with pace. So I think it gives us an opportunity to look at him.

“There is work going on behind the scenes to bring in the two or three players we need.”