Newcastle are eyeing up a move for Leicester City striker Islam Slimani this month.
According to The Mirror, Newcastle are considering a £20m offer for Slimani as they look to bolster their attacking options this month.
The report claims that Rafa Benitez wants to break Newcastle’s transfer record to land Slimani, with Michael Owen at £16m currently holding the mantle.
Leicester signed Slimani at the start of last season from Sporting Lisbon for £29m, and could be willing to take a hit on that fee to let him leave this month.
Slimani has scored once in 12 Premier League appearances this season and has found game time hard to come by, with Jamie Vardy the first-choice striker at Leicester.
The Algerian international netted a respectable seven goals in 23 games for Leicester in his first Premier League season, but has struggled to find his best form under Claude Puel of late.
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