Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are set to battle in the race to sign Norwegian forward Mohamed Elyounoussi. The 23- year old Elyounoussi has so far scored five goals for Basel this season.
It is meanwhile no secret that both clubs are looking to bolster their attacking options during the January transfer window in order to avoid relegation.
As Connor Wickham is still not ready for first team action, Christian Benteke is the only recognized option up front which Roy Hodgson has at his disposal when the Belgian is fit and available.
Aleksandar Mitrovic meanwhile has been strongly linked with a move away from the Magpies during the January transfer window and manager Rafa Benitez will need to find a replacement.
Mitrovic appears to not be in the good books of Benitez as he has been used sparingly this season and he is looking to play as regularly as possible during the second half of the season in order to be as sharp as possible when representing Serbia at the 2018 World Cup.
