Alan Shearer will sit down with owner Mike Ashley this week and demand sweeping changes if he is to remain as Toon boss.
If he stays he will have to offload the club’s big names, who all earn more than £50,000 a week.
Skipper Michael Owen and fellow striker Mark Viduka are both out of contract this summer, while midfielders Joey Barton and Alan Smith command huge pay packets.
Obafemi Martins is likely to attract interest from potential buyers.
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