Steven Taylor was a Newcastle regular for many years

Former Newcastle defender Steven Taylor will sign for Portland Timbers in the next 24-48 hours, according to Sky scources.

A Newcastle stalwart, Taylor was at the club for 21 years before deciding the time had come to move on when his contract expired in the summer.

Having come through the club's academy, Taylor made his first-team debut in March 2004 and went on to make 268 first-team appearances for the Magpies.

The 30-year-old flew out to Portland last week for talks and appears all set to team up with former Aston Villa man Liam Ridgewell at the Major League Soccer team.