The clock is ticking on Newcastle United's bid to bring new faces in before the end of the January transfer window.
Magpies manager Rafa Benitez remains confident the club will sign a striker before Wednesday night's deadline, while United are also believed to be on the lookout for another goalkeeper.
Newcastle have had two bids rejected for Feyenoord's Danish striker Nicolai Jorgensen, with the Dutch outfit holding out for £20m.
And with only a few days until the deadline, Feyenoord have now put down a deadline for getting the deal done.
Nicolai Jorgensen of Feyenoord (Image: Manchester United)
Chief sports writer Lee Ryder brought the news today that Jorgensen's club don't want the deal to drag too far into next week, meaning United will have to put up or shut up. Full story here.
The Magpies are also believed to be keen to bring another senior goalkeeper to the club before deadline day.
This would allow Freddie Woodman to go out on loan and get some valuable first-team experience.
On that front, Newcastle were linked with Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez.
That was according to Sport in Spain, who say the player looks almost certain to depart the Catalan club after recent contract negotiations broke down.
The 23-year-old Spanish international spent the second half of last season on loan at Spurs where it was believed he would sign permanently in the summer transfer window just gone.
However, with just a year remaining on his deal, Spurs tried to lower the previously agreed €7m fee and a deal was not reached.
It seems Brighton may have listened to Rafa Benitez's insistence that United would not sell Aleksandar Mitrovic to a Premier League rival - unless a huge bid was made - with the Seagulls now turning their attentions to Leicester's Leonardo Ulloa.
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Galatasaray released a statement today revealing they’ve received offers for Badou N’Diaye, and therefore won’t consider him for selection.
The Daily Mail have claimed that Stoke City, Newcastle United, Watford and Crystal Palace are interested in the 27-year-old.
After leaving him out of their game against Osmanlispor, they released a statement saying: "Badou Ndiaye has received offers from clubs overseas. Badou has been removed from the squad set to face Osmanlispor as he is currently distracted from him on field duties by the transfer talks."