The 57-year-old has spent the last few months seeing several of his players linked with other clubs as speculation mounts over his summer spending plans.

However, Keegan is adamant that the mood within the camp is such that he is confident of retaining the services of those he wants to stay.

He said: "Everybody at the club has been fantastic. I think they are happy.

"I sat down with them when I first came in and said 'What do you expect at the club? What do you like about this club, and what don't you like about it?'

"I took on board lots of things that they felt could be better. They bought into the new rules. They weren't written down, or anything.

"That's what we did and that was the change-around at this football club."