Report claims Newcastle United are weighing up move for 21-year-old Miguel Almiron replacement

Regardless of whether Newcastle United are successful in finally moving on Miguel Almiron in January, the Magpies desperately need a new right-winger sooner rather than later.

Newcastle have been linked with several options for the right-wing position with Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford a firm favourite amongst fans, however, it's widely accepted that a deal for Mbeumo will not be cheap.

Therefore, Newcastle are looking further afield just in case and now have their eyes on a young Belgian winger who has flirted with a move to the Premier League already.

Johan Bakayoko has attracted interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, while Brentford had a bid rejected by PSV Eindhoven in the summer.

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Johan Bakayoko is already a senior international for Belgium

The 21-year-old is performing well for PSV this season having bagged five goals and provided two assists in 15 games so far.

Bakayoko also already has 18 senior international caps for Belgium after having represented his country at every level from U15s to the senior side.

The Boot Room claims that Newcastle have been monitoring Bakayoko since the summer and could now move their interest on to the next level.

Bakayoko could be a better option than Mbuemo in the long-term

At four years younger than Mbuemo and likely a fair few million quid cheaper, Bakayoko may actually be the better option for Newcastle.

While Mbeumo obviously has the Premier League experience, it's not as if Bakayoko has been playing in the lower leagues having competed at the highest level with Belgium and PSV.

That being said, TBR's report makes no mention of a potential fee, so we're only assuming that his fee would be way less than that of Mbeumo. However, the price of players from the Eredivisie is often way lower than those from the Premier League, although in September PSV claimed that €100 million wouldn't be enough to get Bakayoko away from the club.