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Newcastle United are considering their next move in the chase for Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin.

Sources at QPR have suggested that Austin is keen on joining the Magpies and that despite talk of high wage demands his salary expectations are not a factor in what is proving to be a complex deal.

Austin’s price tag of £15million - which no club has met at this stage - is believed to be the main issue for Newcastle.

With just one year left on his current deal United chiefs feel that £15million is too steep. However, Toon boss Steve McClaren has made it clear to his board that Austin is the player he wants next after securing deals for Gini Wijnaldum, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba.

Newcastle’s transfer meetings are ongoing but the club could be about to test the water with a bid beneath QPR’s asking price.