Joe Kinnear believes Shola Ameobi can become Newcastle United Football Club’s very own John Fashanu.

Fashanu was a key player for Kinnear’s former side Wimbledon in the eighties and nineties, and the interim Magpies boss believes Ameobi is similar to the former England striker.

"I think Shola has a lot to offer. I don't think he's the finished article, but he's a powerful lad, and is willing to work," Kinnear told the Newcastle Chronicle.

"I'm going to work one-to-one with him most afternoons, and he could be a John Fashanu."