Newcastle have tabled an official bid for RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko.
Despite securing Champions League football under Eddie Howe last season the Magpies have endured a difficult start to the transfer window.
The club have offered £69.9million including add-ons for the Slovenia international, which would make Sesko a club-record signing if the deal is completed.
Newcastle’s bid comes as the club’s previous record arrival, Alexander Isak, remains in purgatory as he attempts to push through a move to Liverpool.
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