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Luuk de Jong has admitted that he is open to joining Newcastle United and has issued a “come and get me” plea.

And he says he has already “imagined” signing for the Magpies during the January window.

Newcastle will look to bounce back from their disappointment against Manchester City by turning attentions back to the transfer market today.

The Holland international played 45 minutes for Borussia Monchengladbach over the weekend in a 1-1 friendly draw with Besiktas in the German side’s winter tour of Turkey.

Newcastle are still discussing a loan fee for the 23-year-old former FC Twente man and are eager to make a transfer breakthrough in this window. Having turned down a £9million bid for Papiss Cisse from an unamed Qatar club, United won’t allow the number 9 to leave until they have snapped up a new centre-forward – despite the Senegal star expressing his disappointment over his own lack of game time this season.

Gladbach have actually encouraged Newcastle to make De Jong’s signing a permanent move but Newcastle want to run the rule over the striker in the second half of the campaign first.

When asked about Newcastle’s interest, De Jong said over the weekend: “I can imagine going.

“My coach will change things in the second half but not that much.”

De Jong was referring to his own lack of opportunities after totalling just 85 minutes so far this season.

Speaking of Borussia coach Lucien Favre’s decision to restrict and minimise his appearances, he said: “I want to play longer than three to five minutes. It’s no fun.

“The coach does not give me the feeling that he continues he will build firmly around me.

“He does not talk much with me. It was a first half (of the season) to forget.”

United are also interested in Montpellier’s attacking midfielder Rémy Cabella and want a younger defender and a new goalkeeper that will bolster their squad.

Gladbach have also actively encouarged Newcastle to put in a cash bid for De Jong, rather than talk of a loan so far.

Their director of sport Max Eberl said: “If we receive an offer for a player, we’ll consider it, of course.

“In Luuk de Jong we have a player who didn’t play that often in the first half of the campaign.

“I can understand him being unhappy. We keep getting enquiries about him – but there have been no concrete offers.

“We don’t intend to give matters like this one our attention until something concrete happens.”

United could sell Jonas Gutierrez to Norwich City today after the winger announced on Twitter over the weekend that he was ready to depart.