According to Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail, the Magpies are prepared to offer the 23-year-old winger a lucrative new deal worth £9 million per year, surpassing the current earnings of club captain Bruno Guimaraes, who earns around £8.3 million per season.

The England winger has yet to hit top form for Newcastle as Eddie Howe plays him in different positions across the front line and searches for his best first XI, and some fans have questioned his demeanour.

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Newcastle United previously expressed an interest in signing Southampton talent Tyler Dibling when he was just 16 - and it's no wonder Toon chiefs were keen on landing the teenage talent after watching him score a hat-trick in a Premier League 2 game at St James' Park.