Strikers Bas Dost and Stevie Mounie have been linked with moves to Newcastle as the Magpies look to bolster their attacking ranks this summer, though the latter option seems more plausible than the former.
The conclusion of Salomon Rondon's loan spell has left the currently managerless Magpies lacking a number nine.
While a popular figure at St. James' Park, Rondon was apparently deemed too expensive and too old by the Newcastle hierarchy. His exit, against the wishes of the now departed Rafa Benitez, seems to have been a major bone of contention between the ex-manager and club owner Mike Ashley.