Encouraging news for Newcastle United’s transfer hopes.
The Chronicle report Feyenoord striker Nicolai Jorgensen is keen on joining the club.
Newcastle had a £14 million bid rejected for the forward; with Feyenoord holding out for £20 million.
Jorgensen missed Feyenoord’s game against Utrecht last night through suspension.
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This is an encouraging sign for Newcastle in a frustrating transfer window so far.
Their only signing to date is Chelsea left-back Kenedy on loan.
It is remarkable that the club’s record signing remains Albert Luque, a deal dating back to 2005.
Jorgensen scored 25 goals last season and while Dutch strikers have had trouble adapting to the Premier League, there have been success stories too and Newcastle need to take a gamble.
The Toon missed out on Turkish forward Cenk Tosun to Everton, and Kevin Gameiro looks unattainable.
Jorgensen is reported to actually want to sign, which is most of the hard work done.
Now Ashley has a dilemma whether to pay up – but really it should be simple.
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