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Newcastle United are on the verge of completing a loan deal for Facundo Ferreyra of Shakhtar Donetsk.

Sources close to the player have indicated the player is keen on the move and ready to help lead the line for Newcastle.

A fee of £1.6million has been agreed but it could result in a permanent move costing Newcastle £6.4million.

The former Velez Sarsfield man is thought to be refusing to return to Ukraine due to the political unrest. The player scored six goals in just eight appearances last season.

The striker would be Newcastle’s seventh signing of the summer.