“I’m open to anything that Newcastle say to me. I’m waiting to hear
what will happen next for me but hopefully it will be something from Newcastle.
“It wouldn’t bother me that the club is in the Championship because it is still a massive, massive club and I loved my time there. The fans were amazing and the way they clapped us off at Aston Villa shows how much the club means to them.
“I’d definitely be interested in playing longer at Newcastle.”
Effectively, United’s team building plans for next season are on hold until the Shearer situation is resolved. He has begun identifying players capable of getting United back into the Premier League at the first time of asking.
But it is still far from certain that he will be the manager charged with the task of leading a promotion bid.
Talks are on hold until then – and Lovenkrands’ situation may depend on the deal that he asks United for.
They are unlikely to be able to offer him the same terms that he was on while the club was in the Premier League, but Shearer would be interested in the former Denmark international if he was willing to compromise. Blackburn Rovers have been touted as another potential destination for the former Rangers striker.
But it appears as if Lovenkrands wants to stay on Tyneside and atone for the club’s relegation.
Indeed the Dane admits that he is still smarting about the way the club went down at Villa Park.
United succumbed tamely to a 1-0 defeat when even a point would have done and Lovenkrands, who started the game, admits that the players should have done better when presented with their golden opportunity. “I’m sorry that the club went down and that I couldn’t do more to help,” he said.
“It is a good club and I thought that we could turn it around. It was very disappointing.”
Meanwhile, the club has been given a boost by the news that they will be given a bye into the second round of the Carling Cup.
United had feared entering the competition in the first round.
However, the news that UEFA will not be granting England a further place in the revamped Europa League competition means that Newcastle and Middlesbrough have got a bye.
