... and Steve Harper was linked back in 2004 when he was threatening to move to pastures new.
But give the kid 45 minutes of stardom and we read today "a host of clubs a ready to try and prise Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul away from St James' Park" ... including Arsenal!
Krul produced an outstanding performance as he came off the bench in Newcastle's Championship opener against West Brom, and the 21-year-old Dutchman was at it again last night playing for Holland Under-21s against England.
Sky sports claim: "the likes of Arsenal, Portsmouth, Wigan, Hull City and local rivals Sunderland are taking a keen interest".
We would normally say he has a future with the Toon, but these days Mike Ashley is open to offers for ANYONE!