Newcastle United are still hoping to sign Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen but are unimpressed with the Championship club’s valuation of the player which is in excess of £20 million.

Hull are willing to sell their star player this month but have been unable to agree a fee with Newcastle who are not going to pay over the odds for the 23-year-old when they know he will only have one year left on his contract in the summer.

Bruce is keen on Bowen and the player would like to sign for Newcastle, but negotiations have not progressed since Telegraph Sport revealed the approach last week.

Newcastle are willing to pay around £12m up front for Bowen, with performance-related add-ons which could see the fee rise over time.

But Hull have not budged, and Newcastle may decide to focus on other targets, with Bruce set to make his first proper signing for the club with the arrival of midfielder Nabil Bentaleb on loan from Schalke.

Although Newcastle brought in five players in the summer, Bruce was not directly involved in any of the decisions as he arrived just three weeks before the start of the season and did not have the time to take an active role in recruitment.