Newcastle look to steal march on Tottenham in race for centre-back

Newcastle United are ready to step up their interest in a Tottenham Hotspur target and hope to leapfrog Spurs in the race to land the youngster.

Tottenham and Newcastle eyeing Abdukodir Khusanov

Tottenham’s injury issues at the back have been well documented and it has been widely reported over recent weeks that the club are expected to reinforce their backline in January.

The latest to make this claim was The Standard’s Dan Kilpatrick, who stated...