Newcastle are closing in on the signing of Matt Target on loan from Aston Villa on transfer deadline day.
Eddie Howe has been looking at ways to bolster his backline throughout the transfer window.
Kieran Trippier was the first to arrive, Dan Burn looks imminent and then Target is also close to having his Magpies medical, as per journalist Fabrizio Romano.
The Targett deal would just be a straight loan and should not therefore cost a fortune for Newcastle. It looks a smart piece of business.
His form last season was so good that it earned him Villa’s Players’ Player of the Season award and he played every single match.
It is another pragmatic signing for a player with Premier League experience as Newcastle prepare for a busy deadline day.
If all of the proposed deals get done, it will generate considerable excitement around the club and perhaps provide a shot in the arm in the survival battle.
In Burn and Targett, Howe could well have revolutionised the left hand side of his defence in one go.
And Romano has given the fans some good news that the Targett deal is all moving in the right direction and nearing completion.
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