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Newcastle official noticed in Portugal – Acquainted title again on our radar?

Newcastle official noticed in Portugal – Acquainted title again on our radar?

It stays to be seen if Newcastle will make any January signings, though it’s been clear for a while that the membership need to herald a long-term alternative for Fabian Schar and right-winger.

Our August pursuit of Marc Guehi dominated a irritating finish to the summer season, however we appear to be different choices after latest hyperlinks to Abdukodir Khusanov and Jumah Bah; the 6ft 5′ big at present impressing in Spain.

Nevertheless, a well-known title could possibly be again on the membership’s radar after a latest journey to Portugal for a member of our recruitment workforce.

Portuguese outlet A Bola  have obtained an inventory of scouts who have been current to look at Sporting Lisbon’s 1-0 semi-final win over Porto final week, displaying Newcastle United had an official in attendance.

Sporting’s Geovany Quenda and Viktor Gyökeres – two gamers who’ve been linked in latest months – mixed for the profitable objective in Leiria, but it surely’s urged that Ivorian defender Ousmane Diomande could have been the important thing participant in focus.

With Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov set to hitch Man Metropolis as an alternative, Newcastle shall be scouring the marketplace for potential alternate options.

Khusanov is younger, right-sided and a participant of excessive potential; a mould which Diomande very a lot suits, to not point out the very fact he’s been constantly linked with a attainable transfer to Newcastle over the previous 18 months.

The Chronicle beforehand revealed that Toon scout Steve Nickson was watching the Sporting star intently final 12 months, suggesting we maintain real curiosity within the 21-year-old.

From the skin trying in, Diomande ticks so many bins. The 6ft 3′ Ivory Coast worldwide is a bodily specimen, athletic, right-footed and would add tempo to our again line.

The Ivorian has additionally been praised for his potential to play out from the again, which shall be key if any new arrival is to be a long-term alternative for Fabian Schar.

He wouldn’t come low-cost, however he’d nearly definitely price lower than the £60m+ we have been ready to shell out on Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi over the summer season.

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