Jack Colback is one of just two Geordie players — along with Steven Taylor — in
the current Magpies first - team
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez is eyeing up a move for Liverpool and Belgium star Divock Origi, with the Spaniard seeing the Reds forward as the ideal replacement for
current Magpies striker Dwight Gayle, according to the Daily Star.
Should Newcastle manage to get this deal over the line, it'll almost certainly be seen as a positive acquisition, as the winger's creativity should help
current Magpies forwards Dwight Gayle and Aleksandr Mitrovic score the goals the club needs to survive next season.
Not exact matches
The
Magpies have been unable to lure McLaren away from his
current job currently, however, with the former FC Twente and Wolfsburg boss determined to see out the Rams» bid for promotion back to the Premier League.
Newcastle United are set to make former England manager Steve McLaren their number one target to eventually take over from Alan Pardew, report the Mail, after the
Magpies confirmed that caretaker manager John Carver would remain in charge of the club until the end of the
current season.
The Argentine international was brought to St James» Park by
current Canaries boss Chris Hughton, who was with the
Magpies at the time and he is now looking to be reunited with the player at Carrow Road as he looks to boost his side's survival hopes.
The former
Magpie wrote in his column for local paper the Chronicle that he is certain that the midfielder will leave his
current club and return to the Premier League in January, after failing to force his way into the French champions» starting XI on a regular enough basis to guarantee him a place in the France national team.