A report has emerged suggesting that Newcastle United got an early start on the January transfer window by approaching St Mirren last night with a view to signing their exciting young forward.
Newcastle are hoping to be active in the January transfer window, but the understanding is that they will be looking mostly at selling rather than buying.
That's not to say that Paul Mitchell won't try to make a couple of acquisitions, just that they may not be big names, or even first-team-ready players.
Indeed, last January, the only incoming activity at the club was the arrival of youngster Alfie Harrison from Manchester City, so we'd be foolish to expect big money to be spent this month, no matter how much we may need it.
With that in mind, it's no real surprise that the Magpies made a move last night to tee up a potential signing that isn't likely to cost the earth for a player who is likely to be a couple of years off being Premier League-ready.
Evan Mooney is in his breakthrough season at St Mirren but, despite only having played a handful of games, has managed to catch the attention of Newcastle and Arsenal, both of whom are said to have made contact with St Mirren last night.
The 17-year-old has made four first-team appearances for St Mirren, scoring once and coming off the bench against Rangers on Boxing Day to set up a St Mirren winner.
The Scottish Sun has claimed that both Arsenal and Newcastle have made an approach for the youngster, but neither have actually placed a bid as yet.
St Mirren are said to be bracing themselves for a flurry of bids for their young starlet.
One thing's for sure. We already know he looks the part in black and white!
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25 | 36 | 60 |
2 |
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25 | 29 | 53 |
3 |
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25 | 12 | 47 |
4 |
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25 | 17 | 44 |
5 |
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25 | 15 | 43 |
6 |
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25 | 13 | 43 |
7 |
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25 | 9 | 41 |
8 |
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25 | 5 | 39 |
9 |
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25 | -3 | 38 |
10 |
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25 | 0 | 37 |
11 |
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25 | 1 | 34 |
12 |
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25 | 12 | 30 |
13 |
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25 | -3 | 30 |
14 |
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25 | -4 | 30 |
15 |
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25 | -7 | 29 |
16 |
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25 | -18 | 27 |
17 |
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25 | -19 | 19 |
18 |
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25 | -27 | 17 |
19 |
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25 | -30 | 17 |
20 |
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25 | -38 | 9 |