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Newcastle United have an interest in Argentina international Nicolas Tagliafico of Ajax.

But his £8million price tag plus the demands of the player’s agent could push the deal out of United’s reach with Rafa Benitez still working with a limited budget.

Benitez likes the left-back and he has been on his database for some time, but he is also trying to sign a striker, a number 10 and a centre-half in light of Florian Lejeune’s horror injury.

Benitez wants extra cover for Paul Dummett and the 5ft 7in Ajax man fits the bill for the Toon boss.

Although, the reality seems to be that Newcastle can’t stretch to a deal for the 25-year-old as players in other key positions will take up the remainder of the manager’s budget.

Newcastle have also been linked with Everton’s Leighton Baines but that idea has been dismissed as the former England international’s wage demands are too high.

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Baines, now 33, has just one year left on his contract at Everton and is surplus to requirements at Goodison Park after Lucas Digne’s arrival from Barcelona.

Newcastle have raked in over £40million in transfer fees after the departures of Mikel Merino, Matz Sels, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba but it is still unclear with 10 days left in the transfer window.