Newcastle pushes ahead tonight to agree with a deal with RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko after he has been encouraged that the striker wants to participate.
It is not known what the Camp of the Slovenian has communicated to Manchester United, who are also in the race to sign the 22-year-old, and sources have emphasized that all results are still possible.
But Newcastle wants to move quickly to agree the conditions with Leipzig, after the Bundesliga club tried to negotiate the structure of an offer of a total of £ 70 million in the weekend.
Sesko is the best attacking target of Newcastle and there is a determination to accelerate a deal, especially after they are told on Monday that he is willing to sign for the club.
The interest of Man United remains – and last week it was thought that Old Trafford was his favorite destination – but unlike Newcastle, they did not submit a formal offer this weekend.
The magpies want some way in one way or another for the next 24 hours, given their need to bring a striker for the season opener in Aston Villa a week on Saturday.
Alexander Isak remains a move to Liverpool, but the Premier League champions will only return with a new offer as soon as Newcastle has prepared the replacement of the Swede.