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Newcastle turned down £1.2m Zinedine Zidane transfer after scout's poor advice
Newcastle missed the opportunity to sign Zinedine Zidane for just £1.2million in 1996 - because a scout didn't rate the legendary French midfielder.Bordeaux were up for selling Zidane with then Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan offered the player by agent Barry Silkman.Though the Magpies turned down the chance, with Silkman telling talkSPORT: “The day I went to watch him play he actually had the flu and they only brought him on at half-time, but he scored one goal and made two others.“After ten minutes, I said to Robbie [Slater, ex-West Ham] we’ve got to try and bring him back here.“I went back to Jerome [Anderson, fellow agent] and said ‘I’ve watched the player and I’m going to put him in with Kevin Keegan and if a deal gets done I’ll make sure
