Newcastle have offered England striker Michael Owen a new contract to extend his stay at St James' Park.
Owen's current deal ends in the summer of 2009 - when he could walk away from the Magpies for free.
The 29-year-old has scored 29 goals for Newcastle since joining the club from Real Madrid for £17m in 2005.
Magpies manager Joe Kinnear has already said Owen will not be sold in the January transfer window - even if he cannot agree terms on a new contract.
Owen scored in Newcastle's 3-0 win over Portsmouth on Sunday and Kinnear said afterwards: "Michael knows I want him to stay and we won't be accepting any offers for him.
"There is no point in taking any money for Michael when he can score 15 or 20 goals a season for us."
It is understood the Magpies have presented the terms of the deal to Owen's representatives and are now awaiting their response.
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