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Over the previous fortnight, Newcastle United’s head of recruitment Steve Nickson has been linked with scouting journeys to observe Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and Sepp van den Berg.
Nevertheless, experiences now recommend a 3rd Bees participant is being tracked by our chief scout after not too long ago being noticed at their 2-2 draw in opposition to Man Metropolis earlier this month.
This comes after a midweek journey to Anfield final week, the place Craig Hope experiences that Nickson was within the stands to observe Lille duo Jonathan David and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson.
As revealed by The Mail’s Craig Hope, Bryan Mbeumo is being watched together with versatile extensive man Keane Lewis-Potter.
The West London membership appears set to maintain a maintain of their star man this January, however with 18 months left on his present deal, a transfer in the summertime for the Cameroonian a really actual risk.
As for Lewis-Potter, the 23-year-old has develop into an everyday in Thomas Frank’s aspect after his £16m switch from Hull in 2022, when he initially struggled to work his manner within the beginning XI.
Lewis-Potter’s versatility is a giant attraction for any membership – he can play as a left-back, wing-back or winger – however he has solely simply signed a brand new deal this month final till 2031, so it doesn’t appear like a transfer might be on the playing cards within the close to future.
It’s apparent the place Mbeumo would come into our aspect ought to we make a summer season transfer for the right-winger, however it’s not so clear with Lewis-Potter.
At left-back we’ve Lewis Corridor – quickly to develop into an England common on current type – and we don’t play with wing-backs in a five-man defence like Brentford.
As for the left wing, Anthony Gordon appears to have that noticed nailed down, with £38m signing Harvey Barnes ready in reserve and unlikely to get many begins whereas our No.10 stays match.
