AC Milan defender, Alessio Romagnoli has been linked to Newcastle United as the Magpies are said to be one of several teams seeking to sign the Italian, who will be available on a free in the summer. It is well known that despite the upturn in the form of Eddie Howe's defence since the arrival of Dan Burn in January, the club still want to bring in more quality in the centre of defence in order to climb the Premier League table next season.
According to reports in Italy, Romagnoli is attracting interest from several teams and if the Magpies are serious about the defender, they will have to fend off Juventus and Sevilla to attract him to St James' Park. Milan are also said to have made an offer to extend the contract of their captain, but he has yet to take them up on that offer.
For those who are unaware of Romagnoli before this story broke, Chronicle Live has the low down on the player:
