Newcastle United are in the chase for Real Valladolid youngster Ivan Fresneda but have Atletico Madrid and Juventus for company.
The Spain Under-19 right-back has a release clause of £27million but that will rise to around £40million at the end of the season. A report in Marca shows Newcastle head scout Steve Nickson sitting with the player's agent Luis Bardaji during Real Valladolid's 2-0 La Liga defeat against Real Madrid.
Talent spotter Nickson watched the La Liga team's last game of 2022 and the report in Marca suggested a structured deal which could see Fresneda arrive in England before being back out to Valladolid until the end of the season. Newcastle are, of course, in a strong position in the right-back area with Kieran Trippier leading the team into Champions League contention this season as captain.