Newcastle’s striker pursuit has taken another twist today.
With a £40m offer for Yoane Wissa turned down by Brentford last week, it was reported in the days following that Toon chiefs had turned their attention to Wolves’ Jorgen Strand Larsen.
David Ornstein confirmed that we’d firmed up our interest via intermediaries last week, while reports in the Midlands suggested that we were pushing to land the big Norwegian.
The Express and Star suggested that Newcastle were just £5m away from matching Wolves’ valuation of the 25-year-old, and they have issued a major update today.
In their latest exclusive on the striker, the Express and Star report that Newcastle have made their first formal move for Strand Larsen, offering £50m.
However, it’s believed that bid has been turned down by Wolves, who are continuing to insist that last season’s 14-goal forward is not for sale.
Larsen played in their 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, but was criticised for a poor display that ended with the striker suffering a late knock.
It may be unrelated, but Newcastle’s reported bid for Larsen comes just as Wolves close in on a £17m deal for Getafe forward Christantus Uche, who is expected to sign this week.