Newcastle could be forced to renew their interest in Fulham midfielder Luis Boa Morte as another Toon transfer attempt has collapsed in failure.

It has been confirmed that a "final offer" of some £7.5m for Deportivo La Coruna forward Albert Luque has been rejected by the Spanish club.

Toon Town Boss Graeme Souness is becoming increasingly desperate to improve United's striking capability with the end of the transfer window just days away.

After their opening two Premiership games, the second one at home to 10 man West Ham, Newcastle have failed to score a single goal.

Veteran Alan Shearer is cutting a lonely figure in attack and without additional support would start to regret his decision to keep on playing.