Butt Has Decision To Make - Toon Or Wigan?
However the deal could even go through sooner!
It has been suggest Mike Ashley could be tempted to accept a bid of around £1.5m for the Toon midfielder in the January transfer window.
Kinnear insisted this week he wanted to strengthen in every position while the market is open in January, but he knows money will be limited and no-one seems convinced Ashley will part with the £12m Kinnear has asked for.