But with Liverpool messing around, doing no-one any favours by offering three unknown kids for James Milner, Newcastle have told Rafa Benitez to either pay up ... or bog off!
But expect Benitez to come back with another bid for the England Under-21 international because he is well and truly on Liverpool's radar.
So what better time to go head-to-head in a battle to sign McGeady?
According to the Daily Record newspaper the Tyne and Wear giants are both interested in signing the 22-year-old left-sided midfielder/winger.
And with Charles N'Zogbia crying in his beer desperate for a move to London, KK is set to make a move.