Newcastle United have been heavily linked with signing teenage wonderkid Garang Kuol.
The player will turn 18 on Thursday and is due to sign a four-year deal according to reports in Australia but there are also suggestions there is interest from other clubs in Europe. As things stand Kuol does not qualify to get a work permit but after being called up by Australia he would be issued the required paperwork should he appear in a double header against New Zealand ahead of the World Cup.
Kuol - who was born in Egypt before moving to Australia - would stay with his current club Central Coast Mariners for the rest of the season down under until January. A contract offer of £25,000 per week has been reported by beIN Sports this morning.
