Former Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup is emerging as a contender for the Newcastle United job.

The Evening Chronicle says he is understood to be keen on the role and has left Qatar Stars League outfit Lekhwiya Sports Club this week.

Laudrup won the League Cup with the Swans and won praise for the way his team played, but there would be concerns over how much control he would demand over recruitment.

Newcastle's model will see responsibility for that shared, just as it was under Alan Pardew