Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is hoping to complete the £20m signing of Danny Ings from Liverpool after the former Burnley forward expressed his desire to leave Anfield in search of consistent game time.
According to The Northern Echo, Benitez hopes to add Ings to the signing of Yoshinori Muto, the Japanese international who joined the club earlier this month.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp revealed his disappointment at the prospect of Ings departing Anfield, but gave him his best wishes to leave the club in search of game time.
Ings has had an injury nightmare since signing for Liverpool from Burnley in 2015, damaging cruciate ligaments in both knees, which has restricted him to just 25 appearances for the Merseyside club.