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Newcastle United close to completing a £12m deal for Aston Villa left-back Matt Targett amid interest from Fulham after his impressive loan spell with the Magpies

Newcastle United are looking to close a £12million deal with Aston Villa for left-back Matt Targett.

Talks took place on Tuesday with Newcastle looking to take up the option of signing the 26-year-old following his impressive loan spell.

Fulham had also shown an interest while Newcastle have considered other left-back options.

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Newcastle are looking to close a £12million deal with Aston Villa for left-back Matt Targett

The Magpies fortunes changed beyond the January window, after a poor first half of the season.

Boss Eddie Howe began to shape his squad to his liking, bringing in a number of fresh faces.