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Newcastle and Tottenham interested in signing £25m ‘monster’

Mark Marston

Tue 22 October 2024 11:15, UK

• EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey

Newcastle United haven’t had the greatest start to the new Premier League season and they suffered a 1-0 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion on the weekend.

The Magpies currently reside in ninth having taken 12 points from a possible 24, which is some way off the kind🎉 of form they need if they’re to challenge for the top six.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
7	TottenhamTottenham	8	4	1	3	18	9	9	13
8	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	8	3	4	1	8	6	2	13
9	NewcastleNewcastle	8	3	3	2	8	8	0	12
10	FulhamFulham	8	3	2	3	11	11	0	11
11	B’mouthBournemouth	8	3	2	3	10	10	0	11

Eddie Howe was lefౠt frustrated by Newcastlꩵe’s transfer business over the summer, so it’s evident his s🌟ide needs strengthening in January.

With that said, TBR Football can now reveal who Newcastle have identiౠfied ahead of the winter transfer window.

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Newcastle and Tottenham interested in Abdukodir Khusanov

TBR Footballꦬ understand RC Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov has a lot of interes💖t from the Premier League.

Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Brighton and West 🌠Ham United have all watched Khusanov this season.

There is interest from the continenꩲt, too, with Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Napoli, ♛Atalanta and Marseille also keeping tabs on the 20-year-old.

Khusanov is regarded as one of the best young defenders in France and has been labelled a ‘monster’ by his teammates💃, per .

How Khasanov compares to Sven Botman and Fabian Schar

Khasanov is believed to be valued at around £25m – so it should be a pretty feasiblဣe deal for Newcastle to do mid-season even wit꧅h their Financial Fair Play restraints.

If Newcaꦦstle were to land his signature, he’d be competin🅺g against Sven Botman and Fabian Schar for a spot in Howe’s line-up.

Here is how their statistics compare.

Khusanov is statistically one of the best 𝓰tacklers in Europe, as amplified above, and would add a more aggressive profile to Newcastle’s backline.