Newcastle are reportedly set to attempt to scupper FC Copenhagen’s efforts to sign Genoa midfielder Lukas Lerager, according to Danish outlet BT.
The Denmark international is attracting interest from his homeland, along with Brentford and Serie A side Torino. Copenhagen have made an offer to loan Lerager for €4m (£3.5m) and Newcastle will be expected to match the offer at a minimum.
The Magpies are relatively late to the party on this one, but BT claimed that they could be set to make an offer for the 27-year-old ‘in the next few days’.
Furthermore, the 10-cap Denmark international is said to hold preference of a move away from a return to his homeland, and his ‘next favourite step’ in his career is a ‘move to Newcastle and the Premier League’.
This season, Lerager has played 19 times in all competitions, contributing one goal and two assists so far in 2020/21.
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With little more than 50 hours left in the transfer window, those ‘next few days’ are going to be a stretch. As a senior Denmark international, there is clearly a player of repute in the former Bordeaux man.
However, given that Steve Bruce is well-stocked in the central midfield area, certainly those of a defensive inclination, this link may struggle to get many Toon fans excited.
Options are always a welcome boost and signing Lerager would give Bruce an additional hand. However, if the Dane was the only January arrival, it would still represent an underwhelming transfer window for the Magpies.
