Newcastle United was reported to have entered race with Tottenham Hotspur over the signing of Umar Sadiq.
The Magpies are interested in signing the Almeria forward with a motive to strengthening their struggling attack, Fichajes reported.
Previously, Tottenham were said to have been scouting the forwarder as a potential replacement for Harry Kane next season.
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Also, Sevilla have reportedly shown keen interest in the star and would have been part of their squad if not for the asking price that set in as a dissausion.
The U23 player of Nigerian national team has been valued at €25 million.
Meanwhile, Newcastle’s newly-appointed coach, Eddie Howe who recently replaced sacked Steve Bruce at St James’ Park have also made a move for the star.
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The former Bournemouth boss is eager to bolster his squad with few signings in January and the 24-year-old Nigerian star emerges his primary target.
Sadiq has played for many clubs in Italy Serie A including AS Roma, Bologna and Torino, just like he has also taken part in the Scottish side, Rangers however, he began to shine since he joined Partizan Belgrade.
The Kaduna-born forward had found the back of the net 23 times in 52 appearances in the Serbian professional league.
Sadiq thus has a remarkable improvement at Almeria he joined for € 5 million last season having scored 29 goals plus 13 assists in 58 matches.
Sodiq has immensely contributed to his team’s success having scored 7 league goals to put them in the first place on the Segunda Division table.
