Newcastle United are believed to have entered the race to sign Fulham’s Ryan Fredericks.

As reported on Chronicle Live on Sunday, the Magpies are looking to add another right-back to their ranks this summer and the 25-year-old fits the bill for United.

Fredericks’ contract at Craven Cottage comes to an end in June and this has already alerted West Ham United and Crystal Palace.

The defender has spent most of his career in the capital but is no stranger to the North-East after a loan stint with Middlesbrough in the 2014/15 season.

United want to bring in more competition in the right-back department with DeAndre Yedlin the only recognised senior player in this position.

And while Newcastle have been delighted with Yedlin in the last couple of years they want to have at least two senior players challenging for each first team slot.

United do still have Javier Manquillo on their books but the utility man played on the left-hand side for most of last season, and Newcastle will also listen to offers for the ex-Liverpool man.

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Fredericks has expressed a desire to stay at Fulham next season after helping the club to promotion in the play-off final with a 1-0 win against Aston Villa.

Fredericks has put the emphasis on Fulham to offer him a new and satisfactory deal but his agent is weighing up his options if the contract proves to be unacceptable.

After beating Villa he said: “It’s up to the people behind the scenes but I’m sure everyone will want to stay and play at the highest level with Fulham and see what we can achieve.”

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Hammersmith-born Fredericks started his career at Tottenham Hotspur but could not break on to the first team scene, and after loan stints at Brentford, Middlesbrough, and Millwall he eventually signed for Bristol City.

However, he spent less than a month at Ashton Gate before making the move back to London after citing personal reasons for his change of heart.