Earlier this week, The Chronicle revealed that Newcastle United despatched a scout to take a look at an unnamed Championship expertise in Coventry’s 2-2 draw with Sheffield United final Saturday.
Just a few days later, the id of the participant in query has now emerged, with The Mail’s Craig Hop reporting that Coventry striker Norman Bassette is on the radar of the membership’s recruitment workforce.
Dubbed the ‘subsequent Viktor Gykokeres’ for his related body, motion and skillset, together with the very fact he’s catching the attention at Coventry, Hope reveals that Newcastle scouts not solely watched him rating in final weekend’s draw with the Blades but additionally in earlier Championship video games at Middlesbrough and Sunderland.
After impressing within the second tier following a £2.5million from Ligue 2 aspect Caen over the summer time, Bassette was handed his first cap for the Belgian senior workforce earlier this month, the place he got here off the bench in a UEFA Nations League conflict with Israel.
It’s believed Newcastle are ‘conserving shut tabs’ on his improvement with the Sky Blues and can little question proceed to take action following Frank Lampard’s appointment
Whether or not we find yourself pursuing the striker in future switch home windows or concentrating on a barely extra senior choice stays to be seen, nevertheless it’s no shock to see scouts watching forwards given Callum Wilson is out of contract on the finish of the season and vulnerable to leaving on a free switch, as issues stand.