Newcastle United's striker search takes big hit as Vitor Pereira speaks out on Jorgen Strand Larsen

Newcastle United have been credited with an interest in Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Jorgen Strand Larsen in recent weeks.

While a move for Yoane Wissa stalls, Newcastle have been casting their net wider in a bid to bring in a centre-forward for a tricky season ahead.

While Wolves only completed the permanent transfer of Jorgen Strand Larsen this summer after a successful loan spell last season, the Magpies have been weighing up a move for the Norwegian.

It always felt like a difficult deal to do, given that Wolves had just signed the 25-year-old, but the rumour refused to go away.

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira has moved to put the blockers on any chance of a Strand Larsen exit, however, telling TalkSPORT's Alex Crook that their main striker is going nowhere.

"Vitor Pereira told me after the game that #Wolves need three new players between now and the end of the transfer window. Also said they could not afford to lose #NUFC target Strand-Larsen."

With so little time left in the window, Wolves surely can't afford to lose a player while they still need to recruit three. Adding a fourth, especially a striker, simply won't happen. Newcastle know better than anyone how hard it is to find a centre forward this summer.

The Yoane Wissa move doesn't appear to be dead just yet, despite Craig Hope's claims of a deadline of Friday night having been set by Newcastle to get a definitive answer from Brentford on Wissa's future.

Alexander Sorloth has said he wants to leave Atletico Madrid, which could give Newcastle hope that there's a striker available, but as yet no move has been made for Jorgen Strand Larsen's fellow Norwegian.

There's just over a week to go, and Newcastle are becoming increasingly desperate day by day. At least Newcastle fans are.