Dutch football magazine Voetbal International (www.vi.nl/) is reporting that Alan Pardew is interested in acquiring the services of 6ft 2″ Swedish international Ola Toivonen, 25.

The report would appear to suggest that Newcastle’s pursuit of Toivonen’s fellow Eredivisie striker Luuk De Jong from FC Twente has ended with Alan Pardew reluctant to meet Steve McClaren’s £12.5million valuation of the striker.

The Swede has notched an impressive 35gls in 76 appearances for the Dutch side since joining from Malmö in 2009.

Interest is understood to be high in the player with Borussia Monchengladbach,Tottenham, Sunderland and Liverpool all believed to be eager to activate the reported release clause – thought to be around €10million.

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