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Steve McClaren has revealed Newcastle United are “very close” to signing Aleksandar Mitrovic from Anderlecht.

The Magpies boss stopped short of saying it was a done deal, but said work was going on in the UK to make the deal happen.

And he stated that there is more than just one deal active at the moment.

Speaking after the 1-0 win over Sacramento Republic, McClaren, when asked about Mitrovic, said: “We are very close to something.

“There is a lot of speculation and pre-empting of decisions.

“But certainly from the feedback back home they are working very hard to bring one or two players back in.”

But he does not believe that the Mitrovic deal will be done in time for the next game against MLS side Portland Timbers.

He said: “No I don’t think so.

“We have what we have, it’s a good squad.

“We now go to Portland and it will be a totally different game.

“I am so pleased with the games we have had so far in terms of how they boys have worked.

“They are getting minutes in and working hard.

“Their attitude is very good.”