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Big spending Newcastle had a scout keep tabs on Porto left-back Zaidu Sanusi on Thursday, Megasportsarena.com reports.
Sanusi made the move across Portugal from Santa Clara in the summer of 2020.
He also featured in Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign earlier this season.
The Magpies bolstered their ranks in January with five new signings worth a total of over £90million. What’s more, they bolstered all outfield areas of the pitch.
In defence, they added left-back Matt Targett, centre-back Dan Burn and right-back Kieran Trippier.
But while England international Trippier was their top target at right-back, Targett was only a deadline day loan signing from Aston Villa.
Eddie Howe’s side are now looking at Porto left-back Sanusi.
The Magpies had a scout watch his performance in Porto’s come-from-behind Europa League play-off win over Lazio. Sanusi, 24, played the full 90 minutes in his 23rd appearance of the campaign.
Indeed, he has also appeared regularly in the Portuguese top flight and played all six Champions League group stage games.
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