Paul Gascoigne sends love to Kevin Keegan - and reveals he once lost 'King Kev's' boots

Paul Gascoigne sends love to Kevin Keegan - and reveals he once lost 'King Kev's' boots EXCLUSIVE: Gazza revealed that he used to clean 'King Kev's' boots when he was a. Newcastle Utd apprentice. He took a pair of Keegan's football boots home to show his dad - and lost one. Paul Gascoigne has sent a message of 'love and support' to the former England boss Kevin Keegan. Gazza revealed that he used to clean 'King Kev's' boots when he was an apprentice at Newcastle United. On one occasion, he took a pair of Keegan's football boots home to show his dad - and lost one of them en route to the family home in Dunston, Gateshead. Gazza's late dad John accompanied him to St James' Park to apologise to Keegan and help search for the lost boot - but it was never found. Keegan spoke of his Stage Four cancer diagnosis during an appearance at Newcastle's New Tyne Theatre and Opera House last month. "I send him love and best wishes," said Gazza, 59, in an interview near his home in Dorset. "It was back in the 80s, before I made my debut for Newcastle so I was just a teenager. "You were given jobs to do at the training ground and I had to clean Kevin's boots. One day I took them home to show my dad because I was so excited to be doing it and I lost one of them along the way. "My dad came with me to the ground to apologise but Keegan was great with me to be fair. He pretended to be angry at first for a laugh but then said, 'Don't worry, I've plenty of boots'. You can imagine how embarrassing it was losing one of his boots. What a player he was, he gave everything, and what a man. Please send him my love." Terry Butcher, former England captain and a former team mate of Gazza at Italia '90, also sent a message of support to both Keegan and Kenny Dalglish. The Liverpool and Scotland legend also confirmed he was suffering from cancer. Butcher played against both men during his playing days in the 80s and 90s. Keegan told an audience on Tyneside: "They said we have a top doctor with this new way of fighting what you have got. Which is stage four cancer. He was a Liverpool supporter so I went to meet him. I knew I wouldn’t be walking alone, if you know what I mean." Keegan, 75, revealed in January that he had cancer. In April, after a 'really tough time' he was feeling well enough to commit to this appearance at the Tyne Theatre in the city that he loves and where the fans adore him. He joked that he couldn't make a dream strike partnership with Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle as he wasn't very fit at the moment." But he added that he does not want a statue at St James’ Park, alongside Sir Bobby Robson’s and Alan Shearer’s. "You will have to wait until I die," he said. "My statue is the way people receive me." He will return to St James’ Park next season for the first time since his spell as manager in 2008. He added: "I want to say goodbye. "I didn’t get the chance when I left the club last time." He meant goodbye after his second managerial stint, but it was a poignant reminder of his diagnosis. Gazza has urged England's young players to "enjoy every minute" in their bid for World Cup glory. He recalled the halcyon days when he starred in Italia '90, lauded as the best young player in the game. He had just turned 23 when he became one of the most famous faces on the planet. He is in talks with Tyson Fury's management about a potential Netflix 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary. And he would love to see England win the World Cup but won't go to the US due to his fear of flying. He added: "I love the film Gladiator, it reminds me of my attitude towards the game. He said, 'Entertain the fans and win them over.' That reminds me of what I tried to do; the fans paid my wages and paid for the cars. "And that is what I tried to do, the fans paid my wages and paid for the cars (for my dad). I hope the young players can enjoy it. They are in with a chance, and can beat anyone on their day. After that, who knows?" Paul Gascoigne, Eight, The Real Gazza: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-Gascoigne-Eight-Gazza-Revealed/dp/1916811434