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Coventry City are set to sign highly-rated Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong on a six-month loan deal.

The Telegraph understands that paperwork should be completed in time for the 18-year-old to make his debut against Cambridge United tonight in the Sky Blues' fourth pre-season friendly.

The teenager has Premier League experience with the Magpies and is a prolific England youth international who has scored nine in nine games for the Under-18s, having previously hit ten in 12 matches for Nuneaton-based John Peacock’s England Under-17s.

Newcastle born and bred, the Geordie’s best position for his club has been as a No. 10, although Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray has plenty of options in that position with the likes of James Maddison and Ruben Lameiras vying for the slot as well as the more experienced Marcus Tudgay.