Former Newcastle vice president Tony Jimenez has revealed Kevin Keegan turned down the chance to sign Daniel Sturridge whilst at Newcastle, claiming he wasn't good enough for League One.
The former Newcastle player had two stints as Magpies' manager - ten years apart from each other - with his second spell in 2008 lasting just eight months before he was sacked following tensions between himself and the club's board regarding transfer funds and targets.
Keegan has recently released his autobiography in which he goes into detail about how his priority after taking over in January was to bring in some experienced centre-backs - specifically the likes of Sami Hyypia and Jonathan Woodgate - and how he turned down some big-name players.