As the January window begins to come into view, transfer rumours including Newcastle will ramp up more and more.
A new report from has claimed that Tosin Adarabioyo of Fulham is a potential winter target.
Where has this claim come from?
The Times report that Newcastle are very interested in Tosin to bolster their backline for the relegation battle.
They claim that the 24-year-old has been a target since Steve Bruce was in charge of the club.
The first links with the defender sprung up in May, after Fulham were relegated from the Premier League.
Would he be a good fit?
There’s no getting away from the fact that Newcastle need defenders by the time February rolls around.
The report claims that Tosin is a target because of ‘his pace and power, elements missing from the club’s defence.’
It is hard to argue with that, and Eddie Howe has to get his defensive recruitment right next month because it could be the different between survival and relegation.
How good is he?
Tosin came through the ranks at Manchester City and their boss Pep Guardiola said in August 2016 to the Manchester Evening News: “He has all the quality. He is fast, he is faster than the people can believe it.
“He’s strong in the air. He has the quality to look behind the line for the next step, the next pass, but he has a lot of things to improve and I hope I can help him to develop his skills.”
He looked decent for Fulham last season, but there is no getting away from the fact he played in a backline which got relegated.
That said, so did Joachim Andersen and he has since moved to Crystal Palace and shone in a side which is not in relegation danger at all.
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