Sky Sports’ Pete Graves believes West Ham’s Harrison Ashby could be one to watch over the coming days, tipping Newcastle to rekindle their interest in the defender following Anthony Gordon’s imminent arrival.
Graves has a “gut feeling” we’ll go back in for the Scotland U21 international before Tuesday’s deadline, revealing that he remains highly-rated by the clubs recruitment team and could provide Eddie Howe with ‘ideal cover’ for Kieran Trippier; a player he could learn a lot from as a young right-back.
Newcastle tried and failed to sign the 21-year-old on deadline day over the summer, with some reports suggesting at the time that we were prepared to pay £2.5m.
Since then, he’s refused to sign a new deal at the London Stadium and could leave on a free transfer at the end of the season if he’s not sold this month.
18-year-old Spaniard Ivan Fresneda has also been on our radar in recent weeks to fill the same position, but it looks like Arsenal or Borussia Dortmund will land the Real Valladolid defender.
