The Magpies are also understood to be close to agreeing a deal for 18-year-old Malaga winger Antonio Cordero. The teenager is out of contract in the summer and has an offer on the table from Newcastle, who have previously flown the player and his family over to Tyneside in a bid to secure his signature.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has confirmed that Fabian Schar should be set to sign his new contract with the club imminently.The veteran Swiss centre-back has been a key player at St James’

Eddie Howe hailed Sandro Tonali’s shooting power after seeing him cap a fine display with a stunning winner to edge Newcastle into the race for Champions League qualification.The 24-year-old Italy international brought an incident-packed encounter to a fitting conclusion with a 74th-minute piledriver which beat goalkeeper Mark Flekken from an improbable angle to hand the Magpies a precious 2-1 home win over Brentford.