Newcastle face a battle to sign Kalvin Phillips on loan from Manchester City with Bayern Munich also ready to move for the midfielder.
The Toon wants to sign the England star in January as £55million summer buy Sandro Tonali faces a ban after admitting betting offences while at AC Milan.
City outcast Phillips, 27, will consider a January move to boost his hopes of playing at the Euros next summer.
Boss Pep Guardiola is likely to let him leave on loan in January but will wait to see whether Newcastle are title rivals before making a decision when the transfer window opens, according to the Sun.