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Daily Mirror
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Tom Malley

Newcastle pursued Dan Burn transfer despite Liverpool 'repeatedly' offering alternative

Eddie Howe may have struggled to land his first choice centre-back targets throughout the majority of the January transfer window - but he still managed to land Dan Burn.

The 6ft 7in powerhouse signed from Brighton & Hove Albion on deadline day as Newcastle strengthened their back line even further following the early January arrival of Kieran Trippier and fellow deadline day signing Matt Targett from Aston Villa.

Burn had impressed this season for the Seagulls and Howe saw him as the type of centre-back to shore things up in defence as he aims to cut down on the amount of goals conceded, which is currently the second highest in the division.

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