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Paulo Fonseca appears to be very keen on the vacant job at Newcastle United.
In his latest update from outside St James' Park, Keith Downie has revealed what a 'source close' to the former Roma boss has told Sky Sports this afternoon.
He claims that Fonseca's held talks with the club two weeks ago but hasn't heard a great deal from our new owners since - and has now invited them to reopen discussions now a move for Unai Emery has collapsed.
The 48-year-old was the bookies favourite for several days following Steve Bruce's dismissal, however Sky Sports reckon the club look more likely to appoint either Eddie Howe or Roberto Martinez following today's setback.
Watch what Keith Downie's had to say below, as Fonseca makes one last push to land the job on Tyneside:
"He's pretty much made it clear he's interested in the position.
"A source close to him has told us in the last hour he'd be keen to speak to Newcastle United to reignite talks should they still be interested in his services.
"He's someone the club looked at before they turned their attentions to Unai Emery and made him their number one target.
"It'll be interesting to see if Newcastle do fancy turning their attentions back to Fonseca."
This comes after Aston Villa are believed to have sounded out a potential move for the Portuguese coach earlier this week, with The Mail's Craig Hope suggesting he could replace Dean Smith if results don't improve.
Would you like to see us take a risk with Fonseca - who likes his sides to play out from the back and adopt an attacking approach at all times - or do you feel Howe or Martinez are more suitable options in our current predicament?
