Ipswich are allegedly in pole-position with a £1.5m move for the Newcastle striker, with Glenn Roeder having to endure a difficult time at Norwich and tipped to be the next managerial casulalty, it seems the Canaries are ruled out.But, despite the England Under-19 international being frustrated at being overlooked even though the Magpies are struggling to find bodies to play, Kinnear has injuries to Oba Martins, Alan Smith, Shola Ameobi and Mark Viduka.
Carroll had a loan spell with Preston last term, and several Championship clubs have shown an interest, even though he had a troubled time at Deepdale.