It claims: "If Newcastle United fail to hang on to top flight survival this season, Wigan Athletic are prepared to hand a Premier League rescue package for Joey Barton.
Barton And Cattermole - The Kray Twins?
"Wigan Athletic manager Steve Bruce has a proud record of getting the best out of any player and Joey's troublesome past would not be seen as a problem by Bruce.
"A midfield combination of Lee Cattermole and Barton would be akin to Latics having the Kray Twins in the heart of a defence that would have the potential to ruffle more than a few feathers in the Premier League and Europe!"